lieutenant governor
noun
- an elected official of a State who ranks below the governor and substitutes for the governor in case of the latter's absence or death
- the official head of the government of a Canadian province, appointed by the governor general
See lieutenant governor in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun Abbr. Lt. Gov.- An elected official ranking just below the governor of a state in the United States.
- The nonelective chief of government of a Canadian province.
Related Forms:
- lieutenant governorship noun