SUBALTERN
lowly, lower-ranking, junior-grade, petty, secondary, subaltern
(adjective) inferior in rank or status; “the junior faculty”; “a lowly corporal”; “petty officialdom”; “a subordinate functionary”
subaltern
(noun) a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
subaltern (comparative more subaltern, superlative most subaltern)
Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military rank) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.
(logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
Noun
subaltern (plural subalterns)
A subordinate.
(British) A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
(logic) A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition. For example, some crows are black is a subaltern of all crows are black.
(social science, literary theory) A member of a group that is socially, politically and geographically outside of the hegemonic power structure of the colony and of the colonial homeland.
Coordinate terms
• lieutenant
Anagrams
• subrental, unstabler
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*al"tern, a. Etym: [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.
2. (Logic)
Definition: Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition. Subaltern genus. (Logic) See under Genus.
Sub*al"tern, n.
1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
2. (Logic)
Definition: A subaltern proposition. Whately.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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