lieutenancy
Use Lieutenancy in a sentence
ən noun, plural lieu·ten·an·cies.
1.
the office, authority, incumbency, or jurisdiction of a lieutenant.
2.
lieutenants collectively.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To lieutenancy
Collins
World English Dictionary
lieutenant (lɛfˈtɛnənt, US luːˈtɛnənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a military officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a captain |
| 2. | a naval officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a lieutenant commander |
| 3. | (US) an officer in a police or fire department ranking immediately junior to a captain |
| 4. | a person who holds an office in subordination to or in place of a superior |
| [C14: from Old French, literally: place-holding] | |
| lieu'tenancy | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Lieutenancy
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
There are three candidates for the first lieutenancy.
He went into the service over two years ago as a corporal and was promoted to a lieutenancy.
For the purposes of the lieutenancy it remains part of the ceremonial county of dorset.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
