Abbreviation of lieutenant.

Alternative spelling of Lieut

plural of Lieut.

A commissioned officer of the United States Navy whose rank is above an ensign's and below a lieutenant, or a corresponding rank in other navies.

A naval officer whose rank is higher than a lieutenant and below that of a commander.

(military, US) In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, holding the rank above Second Lieutenant and below Captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "Lieutenant" or as the complete forms of the ranks.

A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.

(UK) A commissioned officer of the Royal Navy ranking above a midshipman and below a lieutenant.

The lowest rank of a commissioned army officer, below a lieutenant.

A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.