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Lieutenant Governor

Defined in 1 dictionary — Black's (1891)

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In English law. <A deputy-governor, acting as the chief civil officer of one of several colonies undera governor general. Webster.

In American law. An officer of a state, sometimes charged with special duties, but chiefly important as the deputy or substitute of the governor, acting in the place of the governor upon the latter’s death, resignation, or disability.