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Noun: sublieutenant  ,súb,loo'te-nunt [N. Amer], ,súb,lef'te-nunt [Brit]
Usage: Brit
  1. An officer ranking next below a lieutenant
    "The sublieutenant took charge of the patrol in the lieutenant's absence"

Derived forms: sublieutenants

Type of: lieutenant, looey [US, slang]

Encyclopedia: Sublieutenant