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.