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lieutenant

/luːˈtenənt/loo-TEH-nuhnt
/luˈtɛnənt/loo-TEH-nuhnt

Meaningone holding a place

Common meaning: a deputy

Other meanings: an officer

Journey through time

  1. Latinlocum-tenentemsource
  2. Frenchlieutenant‘a lieutenant, deputy’source
  3. Middle Englishlieutenantsource
  4. Englishlieutenant‘a deputy’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin locum-tenentem ‘one holding a place’.

Roots

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