Poruchik (Russian: пору́чик) was a military rank in the Russian Empire time, equivalent to Lieutenant. It is based on Polish porucznik. Originally introduced in Strelets New Regiments, the rank legalised by the Table of Ranks. A podporuchik is simply a Sub-Poruchik. At various times, there were also Captain-Poruchik ranks in both Army and Navy; naval Poruchik eventually ended as Lieutenant. Military rank, or simply rank, is a system of grading seniority and command within military organizations. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... Regiments of the new type, or regiments of the foreign type (Полки нового строя or Полки иноземного строя, Polki nogovo (inozemnogo) stroya), a Russian term that is used to describe military units that were formed in Russia in the 17th century according to the Western European military standards. ... Table of Ranks (Табель о рангах; Tabel o rangakh) was a formal list of positions and ranks in military, government, and court of the Imperial Russia. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ...