Lieutenancy(n.) The office, rank, or commission, of a lieutenant.
Lieutenancy(n.) The body of lieutenants or subordinates.
Lieutenant(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.
Lieutenant(n.) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.
Lieutenant(n.) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander.
Lieutenant(n.) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.
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