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单词 lieutenancy
释义 lieu·ten·an·cy
\lüˈtenənsē, -si, Brit usually lefˈt- or ləfˈt- or especially in the navy leˈt- or ləˈt-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English lieutenauncie, from Middle French lieutenancie, from lieutenant + -cie -cy
1. : the office, rank, or commission of a lieutenant
 < the earl … had recently been turned out of the lieutenancy of the county — T.B.Macaulay >
 < jumped at a chance for a second lieutenancy in the marines — Time >
2. obsolete : a territorial unit under the jurisdiction of a lieutenant
3. : the term of office of a lieutenant
4. usually capitalized, obsolete : the body of deputies to the lord lieutenant of an English county
 < addresses from the Lieutenancy, grand juries, and corporations in our county — London Gazette >
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