LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


Meaning of LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR in English

— lieutenant governorship .

1. a state officer next in rank to a governor, who takes the governor's place in case of the latter's absence, disability, or death.

2. Brit. a deputy governor.

3. the executive officer of a Canadian province appointed by the governor general.

[ 1585-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .