Thesaurus: subaltern

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1. a. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
2. a. Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
3. n. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
4. n. A subaltern proposition.
5. adj. inferior in rank or status
6. n. a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
7. 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) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition. Subaltern genus. (Logic) See under Genus. 1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain. 2. (Logic) A subaltern proposition. Whately.
8. Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a relatedproposition. Subaltern genus. (Logic) See under Genus.
9. n:100 n. a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain