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And the title, Tenant, was originally lieu-tenant.
The Return H. Beam Piper 1934
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Hewit, and George Deshon (late lieu-tenant Ordnance, U.S. A., a convert from the Episcopal Church.
Life of Father Hecker Walter Elliott 1885
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Cooper, who worked for many years as lieu-tenant to departed fest director Geoffrey Gilmore, boldly ventured that "we may even be going into a golden age for independent films, in that the technology will make it possible for the films to be made and for audiences to see them.
Variety.com 2009
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