SUBALTERN
\sˈʌbɒltən], \sˈʌbɒltən], \s_ˈʌ_b_ɒ_l_t_ə_n]\
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inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
By Princeton University
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inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
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A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
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A subaltern proposition.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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