# lieutenant

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɛfˈtɛn.ənt/ · frequency rank #3,376

## Definitions
1. The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
2. The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
3. The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
4. The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
5. The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
6. The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
7. A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person; a manager to their director.
8. The second-in-command (2IC) of a group.

## Etymology
From Middle English lieutenant, lieftenaunt, from Anglo-Norman lieutenant, lyutenaunt, leu tenant, leu tenaunt (“deputy, lieutenant”), from Old French lieu (“place”) + tenant (“holder”). Doublet of locum tenens.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ileutenant`, `leiutenant`, `lietuenant`, `lieuetnant`, `lieuteannt`, `lieutenannt`, `lieutenantt`, `lieutenatn`, `lieutennant`, `lieutennat`, `lieutneant`, `lieuttenant`, `liuetenant`, `llieutenant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lieutenant