sublieutenant

[ suhb-loo-ten-uhnt ]

noun

1. British. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant.

sublieutenant

/ ˌsʌbləˈtɛnənt /

noun

1. the most junior commissioned officer in the Royal Navy and certain other navies

Derived Forms

• ˌsublieuˈtenancy, noun

Other Word Forms

• sublieu·tenan·cy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sublieutenant¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; sub- + lieutenant

Example Sentences

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

A sublieutenant sabers a student who had inadvertently jogged his elbow.

From Project Gutenberg

He became sublieutenant in the Thirty-fifth Regiment of infantry, and afterward, as lieutenant in the same corps, he signalized himself in Italy by a courage which was proof against everything.

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The number of European troops in the Colony was fixed at 400 men-at-arms, divided into six companies, each under a captain, a sublieutenant, a sergeant, and two corporals.

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When it was known that Anita was to ride with Broussard all the other sublieutenants who had hoped to sit in Broussard's saddle promptly provided themselves with other charming young ladies of the post.

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