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
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.
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.
• lieutenant
• 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
5 February 2025
(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
