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noun, masculine

lugarteniente

/luˌɡaɾteˈnjente/

noun, masculine/luˌɡaɾteˈnjente/plural: lugartenientes

deputy, lieutenant

Borrowed from Latin locum tenentem (“place haver, one who holds a place”). Cognate with English lieutenant and French lieutenant. Morphologically equivalent to lugar (“place”) + teniente (“haver”).