lieutenant general

lieu·ten·ant gen·er·al

L l

Definitions of lieutenant general words

noun lieutenant general a commissioned officer ranking next below a general and next above a major general. 1
noun lieutenant general an officer holding commissioned rank in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps, immediately junior to a general 0
noun lieutenant general an officer, with an insignia of three stars, ranking above a major general and below a general 0

before 1480

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1480-90

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?