5 авг. 2014 г. · Because in battle the Lt. stood on the left of the Captain, when sides stood in lines and shot at each other it was easier to find rank that way ...

3 апр. 2023 г. · The 'lieu' part was sometimes spelled 'luef' in old French (14th century), that's probably where they got it from.

15 февр. 2024 г. · From grammarphobia.com: "The word “lieutenant” came into Middle English in the 1300s from French—lieu for “place” and tenant for “holding.”.

26 авг. 2024 г. · The word, logically, is pronounced 'lootenant' in the USA, but in English it is pronounced 'leftenant', possibly derived from luef, the Old French for lieu.

26 авг. 2021 г. · Why is lieutenant pronounced "leftenant" in British English? General.

14 дек. 2021 г. · Lieutenant comes from Middle French lieutenant from "lieu" (place, like "in lieu") + "tenant" (holding, like "tenant"), meaning "one who holds (power) in place ...

31 мая 2024 г. · "The origin of the term comes from the French lieu, place, and tenant, holder, one who holds his authority from a senior officer. The word, ...

4 окт. 2017 г. · "Lieutenant" is the only spelling of the word denoting a second in charge, a deputy, or a rank in the armed forces and (in the United States) police services.

25 авг. 2020 г. · It's actually pronounced "fish". Joking aside, most commonly probably defaults to the British pronunciation, but I don't think the American one would be ...

18 окт. 2015 г. · There's a little pause before the "t," which was probably interpreted as a "f" sound. This led to the word sometimes being spelled with an "f," ...