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Subaltern

ˈsʌblt(ə)n

Subaltern definitions

noun

Inflections:

subaltern subalterns

an officer in the British army below the rank of captain, especially a second lieutenant

Synonyms:
second in command second number two subordinate junior auxiliary adjutant lieutenant subaltern assistant personal assistant PA aide helper right-hand man henchman underling

adjective

Inflections:

subaltern

of lower status

"the private tutor was a recognized subaltern part of the bourgeois family"
(of a proposition) implied by another proposition (e.g. as a particular affirmative is by a universal one), but not implying it in return