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Lieutenancy is an English word with synonyms like position or post. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Lieutenancy in a sentence

Lieutenancy meaning

The role, position, or domain of a lieutenant.

Synonyms of Lieutenancy

position post berth office spot billet place situation

Related words

Other words often associated with Lieutenancy or its synonyms:

occupation point role put status set line business station job housing slur

Using Lieutenancy

  • The main meaning on this page is: The role, position, or domain of a lieutenant.
  • Useful related words include: position, post, berth, office.
  • In the example corpus, lieutenancy often appears in combinations such as: lieutenancy of.

Context around Lieutenancy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

maltese 1×

Often after:

representatives 1×

Sentence patterns with Lieutenancy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a second lieutenancy in the 1× lieutenancy representatives joined 1× offering the lieutenancy of all 1× received a lieutenancy in the 1× the maltese lieutenancy of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after graduation and 1× during the siege 1× however henry successfully 1× lieutenancy representatives joined 1× on july 4 1×

Common sentence endings:

as a colonelcy 1× for 25 years 1× for his fealty 1× given the position 1× saturday january 14 1×

Words around Lieutenancy

Just before it in the word index:

lieutenancies 2 lieut 4 lieurance 3 lieu 734 lietz 3 lietuvos 2

Just after it in the word index:

lieutenant 1.271 lieutenants 109 liev 14 lieven 2 lieverse 2 liew 38

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Lieutenancy

  • In this selection, "lieutenancy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, maltese and representatives stand out and add context to how "lieutenancy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a second lieutenancy in the and lieutenancy representatives joined. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lieutenancy" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lieutenancy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

However, Henry successfully courted Rhys, offering the lieutenancy of all Wales in exchange for his fealty. (16 words)

During the siege of Lille he so distinguished himself that he received a lieutenancy in the guard (ranking as a colonelcy). (21 words)

Lieutenancy representatives joined Mrs MacLeod, Mr Campbell-Preston and his wife Rosie for a farewell lunch and presentation of gifts in Oban on Saturday January 14. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

On July 4, the Maltese Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre signed a historic agreement with Heritage Malta, where it was granted the use of the Enceinte Hall located in Valletta’s Fort St Elmo for 25 years. (41 words)

After graduation and a brief sojourn at the Military School of Paris Napoleon applied for a second-lieutenancy in the artillery regiment of La Fère at Valence and after a time was given the position. (35 words)

Lieutenancy representatives joined Mrs MacLeod, Mr Campbell-Preston and his wife Rosie for a farewell lunch and presentation of gifts in Oban on Saturday January 14. (26 words)

Example sentences (5)

Lieutenancy representatives joined Mrs MacLeod, Mr Campbell-Preston and his wife Rosie for a farewell lunch and presentation of gifts in Oban on Saturday January 14.

On July 4, the Maltese Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre signed a historic agreement with Heritage Malta, where it was granted the use of the Enceinte Hall located in Valletta’s Fort St Elmo for 25 years.

After graduation and a brief sojourn at the Military School of Paris Napoleon applied for a second-lieutenancy in the artillery regiment of La Fère at Valence and after a time was given the position.

During the siege of Lille he so distinguished himself that he received a lieutenancy in the guard (ranking as a colonelcy).

However, Henry successfully courted Rhys, offering the lieutenancy of all Wales in exchange for his fealty.

Common combinations with lieutenancy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • lieutenancy of 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lieutenancy" in a sentence?
An example: "Lieutenancy representatives joined Mrs MacLeod, Mr Campbell-Preston and his wife Rosie for a farewell lunch and presentation of gifts in Oban on Saturday January 14." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "lieutenancy" from authentic English texts.
What does "lieutenancy" mean?
Lieutenancy means: The role, position, or domain of a lieutenant.
What are synonyms of "lieutenancy"?
Common synonyms of "lieutenancy" include: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation.
How many example sentences with "lieutenancy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "lieutenancy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.