Found 2 items, similar to subaltern.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: subaltern subaltern adj : inferior in rank or status; “the junior faculty”; “a lowly corporal”; “petty officialdom”; “a subordinate functionary” [syn: junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subordinate] n : a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
English → English (gcide) Definition: Subaltern 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition. [1913 Webster] Subaltern genus. (Logic) See under Genus. [1913 Webster] Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, n. 1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain. [1913 Webster] 2. (Logic) A subaltern proposition. --Whately. [1913 Webster]