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of tenir to hold, L. tenere. See Lieu, and Tenant, and cf. Locum 1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty. The lawful magistrate, who is the

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of tenir to hold, L. tenere. See Lieu, and Tenant, and cf. Locum 1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty. The lawful magistrate, who is the vicegerent or lieutenant of God. Abp. Bramhall. A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain. A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander. A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander. Note: Lieutenant is often used, either adjectively or in hyphened compounds, to denote an officer, in rank next below another, especially when the duties of the higher officer may devolve upon the lower one; as, lieutenant general, or lieutenant-general; lieutenant colonel, or lieutenant-colonel; lieutenant governor, etc. Deputy lieutenant, the title of any one of the deputies or assistants of the lord lieutenant of a county. -- Lieutenant colonel, an army officer next in rank above major, and below colonel. -- Lieutenant commander, an officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a commander and next above a lieutenant. -- Lieutenant general. See in Vocabulary. -- Lieutenant governor. An officer of a State, being next in rank to the governor, and in case of the death or resignation of the latter, himself acting as governor. A deputy governor acting as the chief civil officer of one of several colonies under a governor general.

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  • LEGATESHIP
    The office of a legate.
  • LEGATE
    commission or charge, to depute, fr. lex, legis, law: cf. F. légat, 1. An ambassador or envoy. 2. An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the Holy See. Note: Legates are of three kinds: Legates a latere, now
  • LEGATEE
    One to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
  • SUBSTITUTIONAL
    Of or pertaining to substitution; standing in the place of another; substituted. -- Sub`sti*tu"tion*al*ly, adv.
  • SUBSTITUTED
    Containing substitutions or replacements; having been subjected to the process of substitution, or having some of its parts replaced; as, alcohol is a substituted water; methyl amine is a substituted ammonia. Substituted executor , an executor
  • AGENT
    Actingpatient, or sustaining, action. "The body agent." Bacon. (more info) Gr. aka to drive, Skr. aj.
  • SUBSTITUTIONARY
    Of or pertaining to substitution; substitutional.
  • LIEUTENANT
    of tenir to hold, L. tenere. See Lieu, and Tenant, and cf. Locum 1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty. The lawful magistrate, who is the
  • REPRESENTATIVELY
    In a representative manner; vicariously.
  • SUBSTITUTE
    One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else; specifically , (more info) under, put in the place of; sub under + statuere to put, place: cf.
  • DELEGATE
    delegate; de- + legare to send with a commission, to depute. See 1. Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar. One elected by the people of a territory to
  • LIEUTENANT GENERAL
    . An army officer in rank next below a general and next above a major general. Note: In the United States, before the civil war, this rank had been conferred only on George Washington and on Winfield Scott. In 1864 it was revived by Congress and
  • DEPUTY
    1. One appointed as the substitue of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc.
  • LIEUTENANTRY
    See LIEUTENANCY
  • AGENTSHIP
    Agency. Beau. & Fl.
  • REPRESENTATIONARY
    Implying representation; representative.
  • AGENCY
    1. The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality. The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world. Woodward. 2. The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between
  • REPRESENTATIVE
    Giving, or existing as, a transcript of what was originally presentative knowledge; as, representative faculties; representative knowledge. See Presentative, 3 and Represent, 8. (more info) 1. Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude.
  • ENVOYSHIP
    The office or position of an envoy.
  • SUBSTITUTION
    The designation of a person in a will to take a devise or legacy, either on failure of a former devisee or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him. Burrill. (more info) 1. The act of substituting or putting one person or
  • INTERAGENT
    An intermediate agent.
  • SUBDELEGATE
    A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.
  • SUBLIEUTENANT
    An inferior or second lieutenant; in the British service, a commissioned officer of the lowest rank.
  • ABLEGATE
    To send abroad. Bailey.
  • INTERAGENCY
    Intermediate agency.
  • SUBAGENCY
    A subordinate agency.
  • CO-LEGATEE
    A joint legatee.

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