SUBALTERNS

Noun

subalterns

plural of subaltern

Anagrams

• brutalness, subrentals, substernal, turbanless

Source: Wiktionary

SUBALTERN

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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