lieutenant general

a commissioned officer ranking next below a general and next above a major general.

Origin of lieutenant general

First recorded in 1480–90

It was on this occasion that Swift lampooned the lieutenant-general in his Ode to a Salamander.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 |Various
Later on he offered the command to Lieutenant-General Hardee, who declined it.

From Manassas to Appomattox |James Longstreet
He became avocat in 1669, and lieutenant-general in the snchausse of Angoulme .

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 |Various
He was appointed in 1651 lieutenant-general in the French army, and commander of the forces in Flanders.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 |Various

The prince was forced to take the hand of the lieutenant-general of the kingdom.

Catherine de' Medici |Honore de Balzac

lieutenant general

an officer holding commissioned rank in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps immediately junior to a general