subaltern : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: subaltern	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for subaltern
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subaltern adj inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" Synonym(s): junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subaltern n a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subaltern \Subal"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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subaltern \Subal"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.