sublieutenant
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sublieutenant
First recorded in 1695–1705; sub- + lieutenant
Example Sentences
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The next year, with Britain at war, the 19-year-old Philip went to sea as a sublieutenant aboard the battleship Ramillies in the Mediterranean fleet.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2021
Lord Louis was a lowly sublieutenant when World War I ended.
From Time Magazine Archive
A sublieutenant in a Chasseur regiment during the War, he won the coveted honor by valor in the field.
From Time Magazine Archive
By 1940 he was a sublieutenant in the Fleet Air Arm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just as I entered, a staff sublieutenant, arrested in the Rue St. Maur, was being led in.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.
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