subaltern

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subaltern Definition

• (n) a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
• (s) inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

subaltern Synonyms

• inferior
• junior-grade
• lower
• lower-ranking
• lowly
• petty(a)
• secondary
• subaltern
• subordinate