Lieutenantess

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female lieutenant. dated

    "To the Queen of Arragon. To the most illuſtrious Queen, our moſt dear and moſt beloved Wife, and Lieutenanteſs generall."

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"To the Queen of Arragon. To the most illuſtrious Queen, our moſt dear and moſt beloved Wife, and Lieutenanteſs generall."

Etymology

From lieutenant + -ess.

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