lieutenancy

[ loo-ten-uhn-see ]

/ luˈtɛn ən si /

noun, plural lieu·ten·an·cies.

the office, authority, incumbency, or jurisdiction of a lieutenant.

lieutenants collectively.

Origin of lieutenancy

First recorded in 1400–50, lieutenancy is from the late Middle English word lieutenauncie.See lieutenant, -ancy

Words nearby lieutenancy

lieu, lie up, Lieut., Lieut. Col., Lieut. Comdr., lieutenancy, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant commander, lieutenant general, lieutenant governor

Example sentences from the Web for lieutenancy

At Antietam, the bloodiest battle of the war, McKinley's gallantry was so conspicuous that he was promoted to a lieutenancy.
The Greater Republic|Charles Morris
Every public office, every bench of justice, every commission of Lieutenancy, was filled with Roundheads.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Nevertheless, you'll come out an ensign of the line, and I can buy your lieutenancy in a guard regiment within the month.
The Genius|Margaret Horton Potter
They did so, and secured each a lieutenancy in an artillery regiment.
The Boy Life of Napoleon|Eugenie Foa

He was arrogant and tyrannical, not criminal, as the circumstances of the loss of his Lieutenancy show.
Sir Walter Ralegh|William Stebbing

单词	lieutenancy
释义	lieutenancy [ loo-ten-uhn-see ] / luˈtɛn ən si / noun, plural lieu·ten·an·cies. the office, authority, incumbency, or jurisdiction of a lieutenant. lieutenants collectively. Origin of lieutenancy First recorded in 1400–50, lieutenancy is from the late Middle English word lieutenauncie.See lieutenant, -ancy Words nearby lieutenancy lieu, lie up, Lieut., Lieut. Col., Lieut. Comdr., lieutenancy, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant commander, lieutenant general, lieutenant governor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lieutenancy At Antietam, the bloodiest battle of the war, McKinley's gallantry was so conspicuous that he was promoted to a lieutenancy. The Greater Republic\|Charles Morris Every public office, every bench of justice, every commission of Lieutenancy, was filled with Roundheads. The History of England from the Accession of James II.\|Thomas Babington Macaulay Nevertheless, you'll come out an ensign of the line, and I can buy your lieutenancy in a guard regiment within the month. The Genius\|Margaret Horton Potter They did so, and secured each a lieutenancy in an artillery regiment. The Boy Life of Napoleon\|Eugenie Foa He was arrogant and tyrannical, not criminal, as the circumstances of the loss of his Lieutenancy show. Sir Walter Ralegh\|William Stebbing
随便看	right tack right testicular vein right-thinking right thoracic duct right to choose right-to-die right-to-know right-to-left shunt right-to-life right-to-work right-to-work law right-to-work laws right triangle right up one's alley right ventricle right ventricular failure right ventricular opening rightward rightwards right whale right wing righty rigi rigid rigid designator