captain-lieutenant noun 16forms 1 noun16 •A rank sitting between captain and lieutenant. •A rank sitting below captain, the subordinate captain, secondary captain to a captain •The rank of a captain filling the captaincy position whose official dejure captain is a higher ranked officer, beyond captain, where the role has been seconded to the captain-lieutenant. •A rank sitting below captain. •Equivalent of commander, lieutenant colonel, major, lieutenant commander •A rank sitting above lieutenant. •A captaincy rank •A junior captain, a captaincy rank below captains •A captaincy rank below senior captains •A captaincy rank below line captain, ship-of-the-line captain, line-of-battle captain, battleship captain. •A captain junior to full captains, but otherwise the same as full captains •A lieutenancy rank •A senior lieutenant, a lieutenant above other lieutenants •Equivalent of senior lieutenant, first lieutenant, lieutenant, senior grade, full lieutenant, lieutenant commander •A rank found in armies and navies •A rank sitting above captain, the leading captain, senior captain of captains formscaptain-lieutenants