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Meaning and definition for "lieutenant" word

[noun] an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
[noun] an officer in a police force
[noun] a commissioned military officer
[noun] an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
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\Lieu*ten"ant\ (l[-u]*t[e^]n"ant), n. [F., fr. lieu place + tenant holding, p. pr. of tenir to hold, L. tenere. See {Lieu}, and {Tenant}, and cf. {Locum Tenens}.] 1. 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. The lawful magistrate, who is the vicegerent or lieutenant of God. --Abp. Bramhall. 2.
(a) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.
(b) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander.
(c) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander. Note: Lieutenant is often used, either adjectively or in hyphened compounds, to denote an officer, in rank next below another, especially when the duties of the higher officer may devolve upon the lower one; as, lieutenant general, or lieutenant-general; lieutenant colonel, or lieutenant-colonel; lieutenant governor, etc. {Deputy lieutenant}, the title of any one of the deputies or assistants of the lord lieutenant of a county. [Eng.] {Lieutenant colonel}, an army officer next in rank above major, and below colonel. {Lieutenant commander}, an officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a commander and next above a lieutenant. {Lieutenant general}. See in Vocabulary. {Lieutenant governor}.
(a) An officer of a State, being next in rank to the governor, and, in case of the death or resignation of the latter, himself acting as governor. [U. S.]
(b) A deputy governor acting as the chief civil officer of one of several colonies under a governor general. [Eng.]

Synonyms for lieutenant

deputy, police lieutenant

See also: assistant | commissioned military officer | commissioned naval officer | first lieutenant | help | helper | law officer | lawman | peace officer | second lieutenant | second-in-command | sublieutenant | supporter | vicar-general | vice-regent |

Related terms: aide, alter ego, assistant, backup, beagle, brigadier general, catchpole, chief of staff, detective, fed, five-star general, general officer, help, police matron, policewoman, portreeve, second, shavetail, superintendent, supporting actor, the Old Man, vicar

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Let's analyse "lieutenant" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Four syllables and Five vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: TNANETUEIL. Average typing speed for these characters is 2725 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: lieutenant: 9 + 5 + 3 + 5 + 1 = 23, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: lieutenant: 3 + 9 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 5 + 2 = 40, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (2) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
N (2) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
T (2) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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