lieutenant junior grade

noun U.S. Navy.

a commissioned officer ranking above an ensign and below a lieutenant.

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Nearby words

lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant commander, lieutenant general, lieutenant governor, lieutenant junior grade, lieve, lif, lifar, lifar, serge, life

Origin of lieutenant junior grade

First recorded in 1905–10

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