lieutenant governor

noun

1. a state officer next in rank to a governor, who takes the governor's place in case of the latter's absence, disability, or death.

2. British.,  a deputy governor.

3. the executive officer of a Canadian province appointed by the governor general.

lieutenant governor

noun

1. a deputy governor

2. (in the US) an elected official who acts as deputy to a state governor and succeeds him if he dies

3. lieutenant-governor. (in Canada) the representative of the Crown in a province: appointed by the federal government acting for the Crown

Other Word Forms

• lieutenant governorship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lieutenant governor¹

First recorded in 1585–95