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noun
A commissioned officer of the navy whose rank is immediately below that of a lieutenant.
A commissioned officer of the Royal Navy ranking above a midshipman and below a lieutenant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: government, military, navy, politics, war
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A commissioned officer of the navy whose rank is immediately below that of a lieutenant.
A commissioned officer of the navy ranking above an acting sub-lieutenant and below a lieutenant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand
Topics: government, military, navy, politics, war
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English lieutenant English sub-lieutenant From sub- + lieutenant.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
