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Lieutenant colonel   /lutˈɛnənt kˈərnəl/   Listen
noun
Lieutenant  n.  
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."
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.)





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... farm home was desolate. She could not think of leaving her mother and her sister Mary there all alone. Nor could she count on help from Daniel or Merritt, both of whom were serving in the army in the West, Daniel, as a lieutenant colonel, and Merritt as a captain in the 7th Kansas Cavalry. For many weeks she had no heart for anything but grief. "It seemed as if everything in ...
— Susan B. Anthony - Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian • Alma Lutz
... with news, and let us but escape from this tightening coil, and you shall be a lieutenant colonel ...
— The Eagle of the Empire - A Story of Waterloo • Cyrus Townsend Brady
... the 1st Michigan and lead them to the charge, shouting "Come on, you wolverines!" Every available sabre was thrown in. General McIntosh and his staff and orderlies charged into the melee as individuals. Hampton and Fitz Lee headed the enemy, and Custer our troops. Lieutenant Colonel W. Brooke-Rawle, the historian of the conflict, who was present, says, "For minutes, which seemed like hours, amid the clashing of the sabres, the rattle of the small arms, the frenzied imprecations, the demands to surrender, the undaunted ...
— Chancellorsville and Gettysburg - Campaigns of the Civil War - VI • Abner Doubleday
... organizing a new intelligence group when General Cabell's order to review past UFO reports came down. Lieutenant Colonel Rosengarten, who received the order at ATIC, called me in and wanted to know if I'd take the job of ...
— The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects • Edward Ruppelt
... of Mr. De Berenger, Lord Yarmouth is called; he says, "I am lieutenant colonel commandant of the regiment of Sharp-shooters. Captain De Berenger was acting adjutant, a non-commissioned officer. I have known him since 1811; very early in that year. I cannot recollect the day. I have received letters from him, and have seen him occasionally ...
— The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, • William Brodie Gurney


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