English-Thai Dictionary
lieutenant
N ผู้แทน deputy phu-tean
lieutenant
N ร้อยโท เรือโท roi-to
lieutenant colonel
N พันโท หรือ นาวาโท pan-to-rue-na-wa-to
lieutenant commander
N นาวาตรี na-wa-tre
lieutenant general
N พลโท
lieutenant general
N พลโท pon-to
lieutenant governor
N รอง ผู้ว่าราชการ rang-phu-wa-rad-cha-kan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LIEUTENANT
n.luten'ant. [L. tenens, holding. ] 1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence. Officers of this kind are civil, as the lord-lieutenant of a kingdom or county; or military, as a lieutenant general, a lieutenant colonel.
2. In military affairs, the second commissioned officer in a company of infantry cavalry or artillery.
3. In ships of war, the officer next in rank to the captain.
LIEUTENANTSHIP
[See Lieutenancy. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LIEUTENANT
Lieu *ten "ant, n. Etym: [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. ]
LIEUTENANT GENERAL
LIEUTENANT GENERAL Lieu *ten "ant gen "er *al
Defn:. An army officer in rank next below a general and next above a major general.
Note: In the United States, before the civil war, this rank had been conferred only on George Washington and (in brevet ) on Winfield Scott. In 1864 it was revived by Congress and conferred on Ulysses S. Grant, and subsequently, by promotion, on William T. Sherman and Philip H. Sheridan, each of whom was advanced to the rank of general of the army. When Sheridan was made general (in 1888 ) the rank of lieutenant general was suffered to lapse. See General.
LIEUTENANTRY
LIEUTENANTRY Lieu *ten "ant *ry, n.
Defn: See Lieutenancy. [Obs. ]
LIEUTENANTSHIP
LIEUTENANTSHIP Lieu *ten "ant *ship, n.
Defn: Same as Lieutenancy, 1.
New American Oxford Dictionary
lieutenant
lieu ten ant |lo͞oˈtenənt luˈtɛnənt | ▶noun a deputy or substitute acting for a superior: he accepted his top lieutenant ’s resignation with deep regret. • see first lieutenant, second lieutenant. • a naval officer of a high rank, in particular a commissioned officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard ranking above lieutenant junior grade and below lieutenant commander. • a police or fire department officer next in rank below captain. DERIVATIVES lieu ten an cy |-ˈtenənsē |noun ( pl. lieutenancies ) ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French (see lieu, tenant ). usage: In the normal British pronunciation of lieutenant, the first syllable sounds like lef. In the standard US pronunciation, the first syllable, in contrast, sounds like loo. It is difficult to explain where the f in the British pronunciation comes from. Probably, at some point before the 19th century, the u at the end of Old French lieu was read and pronounced as a v, and the v later became an f.
lieutenant colonel
lieu ten ant colo nel |luˈˌtɛnənt ˈkərnl | ▶noun a commissioned officer in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking above major and below colonel.
lieutenant commander
lieu ten ant com man der |luˈˌtɛnənt kəˈmændər | ▶noun a commissioned officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard ranking above lieutenant and below commander.
lieutenant general
lieu ten ant gen er al |luˈˌtɛnənt ˈʤɛn (ə )rəl | ▶noun a commissioned officer in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking above major general and below general.
lieutenant governor
lieu ten ant gov er nor ▶noun the executive officer of a state who is next in rank to a governor and who takes the governor's place in case of disability or death. • the executive officer of a Canadian province, appointed by the governor general. DERIVATIVES lieu ten ant gov er nor ship noun
lieutenant junior grade
lieu ten ant jun ior grade ▶noun a commissioned officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard ranking above ensign and below lieutenant.
Lieutenant of the Tower
Lieutenant of the Tower ▶noun (in the UK ) the acting commandant of the Tower of London.
Oxford Dictionary
lieutenant
lieutenant |lɛfˈtɛnənt | ▶noun a deputy or substitute acting for a superior: one of the Prime Minister's most trusted lieutenants. • a rank of officer in the British army, above second lieutenant and below captain. • a rank of officer in the navy, above sub lieutenant and below lieutenant commander. • (in the US ) a police officer next in rank below captain. DERIVATIVES lieutenancy noun ( pl. lieutenancies ) ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French (see lieu, tenant ). usage: In the normal British pronunciation of lieutenant the first syllable sounds like lef-. In the standard US pronunciation the first syllable, in contrast, rhymes with do. It is difficult to explain where the f in the British pronunciation comes from. Probably, at some point before the 19th century, the u at the end of Old French lieu was read and pronounced as a v, and the v later became an f.
lieutenant colonel
lieu |ten ¦ant col |onel ▶noun a rank of officer in the army and the US air force, above major and below colonel.
lieutenant commander
lieu |ten ¦ant com |mand ¦er ▶noun a rank of officer in the navy, above lieutenant and below commander.
lieutenant general
lieu |ten ¦ant gen |eral ▶noun a high rank of officer in the army, above major general and below general.
lieutenant governor
lieu |ten ¦ant gov |ern ¦or ▶noun the acting or deputy governor of a state or province, under a governor or Governor General. DERIVATIVES lieutenant governorship noun
lieutenant junior grade
lieu ten ant jun ior grade ▶noun a commissioned officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard ranking above ensign and below lieutenant.
Lieutenant of the Tower
Lieutenant of the Tower ▶noun (in the UK ) the acting commandant of the Tower of London.
Oxford Thesaurus
lieutenant
lieutenant noun he began his criminal career as the lieutenant of a notorious mob boss: deputy, second in command, right-hand man /woman, number two, assistant, aide, henchman, henchwoman, subordinate; informal sidekick.
French Dictionary
lieutenant
lieutenant lieutenante n. m. f. féminin et nom masculin Officier militaire.
lieutenant-colonel
lieutenant-colonel lieutenante-colonelle n. m. f. féminin et nom masculin Officier, officière militaire. : Des lieutenants-colonels.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
lieutenant
lieu ten ant /luːténənt |lef- / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖lieu (代わりに )tenant (所有者 )〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C (｟略 ｠Lieut. , 複合語の場合はLt.)1 a. ｟米 ｠(陸軍の )中 [少 ]尉 (first [second ] lieutenant ); ｟英 ｠(陸軍の )中尉 ; (海軍の )大尉 .b. ｟米 ｠(警察署の )警部補 , (消防署の )副署長 , 署長補佐 .2 (上官不在中の )代理官 , 上官代理 (deputy ); 副官 .～̀ c ó lonel 陸軍中佐 ; ｟米 ｠空軍中佐 (｟略 ｠Lt. Col. ).～̀ comm á nder 海軍少佐 (｟略 ｠Lt. Comdr. ).～̀ g é neral 陸軍中将 ; ｟米 ｠空軍中将 .～̀ g ó vernor ｟米 ｠州副知事 ; ｟英 ｠(植民地の )副総督 ; ｟カナダ ｠州の副総督 (｟略 ｠Lt. Gov. ).～̀ j ù nior gr á de ｟米 ｠海軍中尉 ; 沿岸警備隊中尉 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary