subaltern

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: junior-gradelower-rankinglowlypetty(a)secondary

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

Adjective (1)

  1. inferior in rank or status“the junior faculty”“a lowly corporal”“petty officialdom”“a subordinate functionary”Synonyms: junior-gradelower-rankinglowlypetty(a)secondary
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, a. [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr. L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See Alter.]

1.Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer. [1913 Webster]

2.(Logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition. [1913 Webster]

Subaltern genus. (Logic) See under Genus. [1913 Webster]

Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, n.

1.A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain. [1913 Webster]

2.(Logic) A subaltern proposition. --Whately. [1913 Webster]

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