单词 | sub-lieutenancy |
释义 | > as lemmasˌsub-lieuˈtenancy ˌsub-lieuˈtenancy n. [ < sub- prefix + lieutenancy n., after sub-lieutenant n. and French sous-lieutenance (1604 as †soubz-lieutenance)] now chiefly historical the position or rank of a sub-lieutenant (chiefly in sense 1). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > lieutenant > sub-lieutenant > position of sub-lieutenancy1763 1763 tr. Mme. de Sévigné Lett. (ed. 2) VI. ccccxci. 282 It was really very unlucky..to pay an excessive price to be Guidon..and next to nothing for a Sub-lieutenancy [Fr. Sous-Lieutenance]. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. ii. ii. 106 To such height of Sublieutenancy has he now got promoted. 1914 Times 25 Sept. 10/3 He was promoted to a sub-lieutenancy in October 1901, and..was appointed to the command of the destroyer Foyle in May 1910. 2002 Louisiana Hist. 43 14 Four persons bought sublieutenancies for 1,000 pesos each. < as lemmas |
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