lieutenant general

noun U.S. Military.

a commissioned officer ranking next below a general and next above a major general.

Words nearby lieutenant general

lieut. comdr., lieutenancy, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant commander, lieutenant general, lieutenant governor, lieutenant junior grade, lieve, lif, lifar

Origin of lieutenant general

First recorded in 1480–90

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Examples from the Web for lieutenant general

It was on this occasion that Swift lampooned the lieutenant-general in his Ode to a Salamander.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various
Later on he offered the command to Lieutenant-General Hardee, who declined it.
From Manassas to Appomattox|James Longstreet
He became avocat in 1669, and lieutenant-general in the snchausse of Angoulme .
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5|Various
He was appointed in 1651 lieutenant-general in the French army, and commander of the forces in Flanders.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

The prince was forced to take the hand of the lieutenant-general of the kingdom.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for lieutenant general

lieutenant general

noun

an officer holding commissioned rank in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps immediately junior to a general

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