Lieutenant

Definition:

• (n.) An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty.
• (n.) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.
• (n.) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander.
• (n.) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.

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