About The Word Subaltern
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Subaltern
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What's The Definition Of Subaltern?
[n] a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
[adj] inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" Synonyms | Synonyms for Subaltern: inferior | junior | junior-grade | lower | lower-ranking | lowly | petty(a) | secondary | subordinate Related Terms | Find terms related to Subaltern: See Also | commissioned military officer Subaltern In Webster's Dictionary \Sub*al"tern\, a. [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) 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) A subaltern proposition. --Whately. |
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