Masculine
Meaning

  1. (masculine) lieutenant
  2. (masculine) deputy
  3. (masculine) having, holding

Concepts

deputy mayor

police lieutenant

First Lieutenant

Synonyms

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
te‧nien‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/teˈnjente/
Etymology

In summary

From the old present participle of tener, from Latin tenentem.

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