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(Levetenandry,) n. Also: lewe-, leive-, leif-, liev(e)-; liv(e)-, lyve-, lif-; lee- and -ten(n)andry, -drie, -ten(n)endrie, -teinandrie, -teinendrie; -tenanttrie, -tennentry, -trie. [Cf. Lieutenandry and Lufetenandry.]

1. The office or jurisdiction of a lieutenant (Levetenand n. 1 a); also the document embodying a grant of this. 1568 Reg. Morton I. 39.
The Erle of Atholl … mycht hawe exceptit the lewetennendrie of the said Erle of Murray [in his absence] 1570 Leslie 138.
The saide Erle [of Moray] hayffing commissione of lyvetenanttrie frome the King … raset ane greyt army 1592 Douglas Chart. 309.
Lord Dovglas … lievtennant … in the northe … efter the proclamatioun of our commissioun of lievtennentrie 1594 Bk. Univ. Kirk III. 821.
Commissioun givin be his Majestie to the Erle of Marschell of lievetennandrie for repressing of papists 1613 Highland P. III. 130.
Accompts & expenses … of livetennandrie over the Yles 1614 Ib. 166.
A commissioune of liftenendrie past to the laird of Caddel … for suppressing of the rebellion in Ila 1628 Conv. Burghs III. 270. 1630 Ib. 316.
[The commissioners] remittis … the mater of leveteinendrie and patents purchased theranent c1650 Spalding I. 31.
The Lord Gordoun … crost his designe [to remain in office], knowing his livetennandrie to be expyrit Ib.
The Erll of Morray … went to the chancelaris lodging, and in his presens laid doun his patent under the gryte seall of the liuetennandrie, and renuncit the samen Ib. 144.
The laird of Cluny brocht letteris also from the King to the Marquess, with ane lievetennandrie 1684 Red Bk. Grandtully II. 262.
To give me a commissione of liveteinandrie c 1685 Cromarty Corr. I. 45.
For such fall not under the Marquis of Atholls livtennentry

b. The area over which a lieutenant was granted authority. 1552 Coll. Rebus Alban. 157.
Within the bowndis of the said Erles leetennentrie 1603 Moysie 30.
[The Earl of Montrose] requyred the assistance of the noble men, barronis and gentlemen duelland within his leiftennendrie

2. A lieutenant-colonelcy. 1644 Grant Chart. 236.
Wee, James Earle of Morray, … colonell of the Morray regiment … ordaine … James Grant … our leivetenent colonell of and in our said regiment; and giwes … to him the office and place of our leivetenendrie in our said regiment