# ship of the line lieutenant

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Most senior junior officer used in the navies of some Romance-speaking or European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of lieutenant.

## Etymology
From ship of the line + lieutenant. A Lieutenant of a ship of the line.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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