Definition of "teniente" [teniente]

• A lieutenant; a deputy. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• ""The 'teniente' looked at the can curiously, and then, handing it to me, asked me if I knew what it was."
• "The real reason it seems why Chavez hates so much RCTV is because one of its owner, renowned interviewer Marcel Granier, refers to Chavez as “teniente coronel” lieutenant colonel."
• "Besides, “teniente coronel” is perfectly right and accurate as it is the grade Chavez held when his military career ended after the 1992 coup."