captain-lieutenant

Noun

captain-lieutenant (plural captain-lieutenants)

1. A rank sitting below captain, the subordinate captain, secondary captain to a captain
2. The rank of a captain filling the captaincy position whose official dejure captain is a higher ranked officer, beyond captain, where the role has been seconded to the captain-lieutenant.
3. A rank sitting below captain.
4. Equivalent of commander, lieutenant colonel, major, lieutenant commander
5. A rank sitting above lieutenant.
6. A rank sitting above captain, the leading captain, senior captain of captains
7. A junior captain, a captaincy rank below captains
8. A captaincy rank below senior captains
9. A captaincy rank below line captain, ship-of-the-line captain, line-of-battle captain, battleship captain.
10. A captain junior to full captains, but otherwise the same as full captains
11. A lieutenancy rank
12. A senior lieutenant, a lieutenant above other lieutenants
13. Equivalent of senior lieutenant, first lieutenant, lieutenant, senior grade, full lieutenant, lieutenant commander
14. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, lieutenant.