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sublieutenant

[ suhb-loo-ten-uhnt ]

noun

  1. British. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant.


sublieutenant

/ ˌsʌbləˈtɛnənt /

noun

  1. the most junior commissioned officer in the Royal Navy and certain other navies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌsublieuˈtenancy, noun
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Other Words From

  • sublieu·tenan·cy noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sublieutenant1

First recorded in 1695–1705; sub- + lieutenant
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Example Sentences

My dear young lady, the Sublieutenant cried, approaching her with a leer.

The Colonel bent low over his cups and laughed at a joke the Sublieutenant whispered.

A sublieutenant sabers a student who had inadvertently jogged his elbow.

Sublieutenant Boucher, apparently a mere lad, was in command, and handled his ship with the skill of an older sailor.

"He says he wants a tow for that boat of his," reported the sublieutenant.

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