sublieutenant

American  

[suhb-loo-ten-uhnt] / ˌsʌb luˈtɛn ənt /

noun

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

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sublieutenant British  

/ ˌsʌbləˈtɛnənt /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• sublieutenancy noun

Etymology

Origin of sublieutenant

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 • Apr. 9, 2021

Wounded the next year, he returned to school as a sublieutenant wearing the Obihch medal for "personal courage."

From Time Magazine Archive

As a naval sublieutenant he served in a gun turret on the H. M. S. Collingswood at Jutland in 1916, biggest World War naval engagement.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I saw the original when I was a sublieutenant in His Majesty's army in 1917, and I can tell you that this production is even better."

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Renée Mauperin by Hallard, Alys