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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Subaltern

· Sub·al·tern · IPA /sʌbˈɔltəɹn/
01 a. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a sub…
  1. 1.
    Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.(Mil.)
  2. 2.
    Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.(Logic)
Phrases & compounds
Subaltern genus — See under Genus.
02 n. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
  1. 1.
    A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
  2. 2.
    A subaltern proposition.(Logic)