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An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty.
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A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.
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A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander.
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A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.
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the title of any one of the deputies or assistants of the lord lieutenant of a county.
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an army officer next in rank above major, and below colonel.
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an officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a commander and next above a lieutenant.
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See in Vocabulary.
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A deputy governor acting as the chief civil officer of one of several colonies under a governor general.