sublieutenant

[ suhb-loo-ten-uh nt ]

/ ˌsʌb luˈtɛn ənt /

British. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant.

Origin of sublieutenant

First recorded in 1695–1705; sub- + lieutenant

sub·lieu·ten·an·cy, noun

The Colonel bent low over his cups and laughed at a joke the Sublieutenant whispered.

The Fall of a Nation |Thomas Dixon
My dear young lady, the Sublieutenant cried, approaching her with a leer.

The Fall of a Nation |Thomas Dixon
"He says he wants a tow for that boat of his," reported the sublieutenant.

Told in the East |Talbot Mundy
Sublieutenant Boucher, apparently a mere lad, was in command, and handled his ship with the skill of an older sailor.

Sailing Alone Around The World |Joshua Slocum

A sublieutenant sabers a student who had inadvertently jogged his elbow.

Comrade Kropotkin |Victor Robinson

sublieutenant

/ (ˌsʌbləˈtɛnənt) /

the most junior commissioned officer in the Royal Navy and certain other navies

sublieutenancy, noun