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lieutenantess

noun

Etymology

From lieutenant + -ess.

  1. derived from lieu — “place”
  2. derived from lieutenant
  3. inherited from lieutenant
  4. suffixed as lieutenantess — “lieutenant + ess”

Definitions

  1. A female lieutenant.

    • To the Queen of Arragon. To the most illuſtrious Queen, our moſt dear and moſt beloved Wife, and Lieutenanteſs generall.
    • But what shall be our uniform? As I hope to be at least a Lieutenant-ess in the new Female Battalion, I should like to be getting the materials together.
    • Here I never see a white woman, save two Irish lieutenantesses.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA