subaltern
[sәb'ɒ:ltәn]
n. , 尉

a.



subaltern
[ noun ]

1. a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

<noun.person>

[ adj ]

1. inferior in rank or status

<adj.all>
the junior faculty
a lowly corporal
petty officialdom
a subordinate functionary

Subaltern \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}.


Subaltern \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.