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<hw>Lieu*ten"ant gen"er*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>. An army officer in rank next below a general and next above a major general.</def>

<note>&hand; In the United States, before the civil war, this rank had been conferred only on George Washington and (in brevet) on Winfield Scott. In 1864 it was revived by Congress and conferred on Ulysses S. Grant, and subsequently, by promotion, on William T. Sherman and Philip H. Sheridan, each of whom was advanced to the rank of <cref>general of the army</cref>. When Sheridan was made general (in 1888) the rank of lieutenant general was suffered to lapse. See <er>General</er>.</note>

<h1>Lieutenantry</h1> <Xpage=850>

<hw>Lieu*ten"ant*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Lieutenancy</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Lieutenantship</h1> <Xpage=850>

<hw>Lieu*ten"ant*ship</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Lieutenancy</er>, 1.</def>

<h1>Lieve</h1> <Xpage=850>

<hw>Lieve</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Lief</er>.</def>

<h1>Lif</h1> <Xpage=850>

<hw>Lif</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Written also <ets>lief</ets>.]</ety> <def>The fiber by which the petioles of the date palm are bound together, from which various kinds of cordage are made.</def>

<h1>Life</h1> <Xpage=850>

<hw>Life</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Lives</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[AS. <ets>l<?/f</ets>; akin to D. <ets>lijf</ets> body, G. <ets>leib</ets> body, MHG. <ets>l<?/p</ets> life, body, OHG. <ets>l<?/b</ets> life, Icel. <ets>l<?/f</ets>, life, body, Sw. <ets>lif</ets>, Dan. <ets>liv</ets>, and E. <ets>live</ets>, v. <?/. See <er>Live</er>, and cf. <er>Alive</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that state of an animal or plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of performing all or any of their functions; -- used of all animal and vegetable organisms.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of human being: The union of the soul and body; also, the duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality or existence of the soul; <as>as, man is a creature having an immortal <ex>life</ex></as>.</def>

<blockquote>She shows a body rather than a <b>life</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Philos)</fld> <def>The potential principle, or force, by which the organs of animals and plants are started and continued in the performance of their several and co\'94perative functions; the vital force, whether regarded as physical or spiritual.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also, the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of as resembling a natural organism in structure or functions; <as>as, the <ex>life</ex> of a state, a machine, or a book; authority is the <ex>life</ex> of government.</as></def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>A certain way or manner of living with respect to conditions, circumstances, character, conduct, occupation, etc.; hence, human affairs; also, lives, considered collectively, as a distinct class or type; <as>as, low <ex>life</ex>; a good or evil <ex>life</ex>; the <ex>life</ex> of Indians, or of miners.</as></def>

<blockquote>That which before us lies in daily <b>life</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>By experience of <b>life</b> abroad in the world. <i>Ascham.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Lives</b> of great men all remind us We can make our <b>lives</b> sublime. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>'T is from high <b>life</b> high characters are drawn. <i>Pope</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>Animation; spirit; vivacity; vigor; energy.</def>

<blockquote>No notion of <b>life</b> and fire in fancy and in words. <i>Felton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>That gives thy gestures grace and <b>life</b>. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor; that upon which enjoyment or success depends; <as>as, he was the <ex>life</ex> of the company, or of the enterprise</as>.</def>

<p><b>8.</b> <def>The living or actual form, person, thing, or state; <as>as, a picture or a description from, the <ex>life</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>9.</b> <def>A person; a living being, usually a human being; <as>as, many <ex>lives</ex> were sacrificed</as>.</def>

<p><b>10.</b> <def>The system of animal nature; animals in general, or considered collectively.</def>