leftenant
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Phonetic rendering of lieutenant (UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, US (archaic))
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
leftenant (plural leftenants)
- Archaic form of lieutenant.
- 1909, William N. Famous, Colonel Crook Stories, page 3:
- He is said to be a leftenant. Of the police force. A leftenant.
- Misspelling of lieutenant.