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sub·lieu·ten·ant
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luˈtɛn
ənt
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noun
British
.
a navy officer ranking next below a
lieutenant
.
Origin:
1695–1705;
sub-
+
lieutenant
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sub·lieu·ten·an·cy,
noun
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sublieutenant
(ˌsʌbləˈtɛnənt)
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the most junior commissioned officer in the Royal Navy and certain other navies
sublieu'tenancy
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