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sublieutenant

[ suhb-loo-ten-uhnt ]
/ ˌsʌb luˈtɛn ənt /
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noun
British. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant.
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Origin of sublieutenant

First recorded in 1695–1705; sub- + lieutenant

OTHER WORDS FROM sublieutenant

sub·lieu·ten·an·cy, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for sublieutenant

sublieutenant
/ (ˌsʌbləˈtɛnənt) /

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

Derived forms of sublieutenant

sublieutenancy, noun
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