So where does that leave the "Lieutenant-Major"? it may be, though I can find no proof immediately, that this was the title given to the acting commander of the Major's company, since someone had to command the company in the Major's absence, and, as explained above the only Captains were commanding other companies. The senior Lieutenant in the Major's company would thus become acting company commander and could conceivably have been known as "Lieutenant-Major". If this was so, it was only ever an honorary title to reflect an acting appointment.