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Lieutenant (pronounce lef-tenʹ-unt)

is the Latin locum-tenens, through the French. A Lieutenant-Colonel is the Colonel’s deputy. The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland is a viceroy who represents the crown in that country.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Lie at the Catch (To)
Lie in State (To)
Lie on Hand (To)
Lie to One’s Work (To)
Lie with One’s Fathers (To)
Liebenstein and Sternfels
Liege
Lien
Liesse
Lieutenant (pronounce lef-ten-unt)
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Life-boat (A)
Life-buoy (A)
Life-Guards
Life Policy (A)
Life Preserver (A)
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Lift up the Voice (To)