† lieutenancen.
Obsolete. rare.
= lieutenancy n. 1.
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powerc1300
bailliec1305
commission1344
empery?c1400
authorityc1405
lieutenance1524
subcommission1617
by-authority1622
lieutenancya1631
empowerment1651
attribution1796
1524 T. Wolsey Let. 15 Jan. in R. Fiddes Life Wolsey (1724) Collect. 142 The kings grace..either in person or by Livetenance advance thether an Army.
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