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Webster 1913 Edition

Subaltern

Sub-al′tern

,
Adj.
[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

,
Noun.
1.
A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
2.
(Logic)
A subaltern proposition.
Whately.

Webster 1828 Edition

Subaltern

SUBALTERN

,
Adj.
[L.] Inferior; subordinate; that in different respects is both superior and inferior; as a subaltern officer. It is used chiefly of military officers.

SUBALTERN

,
Noun.
A subordinate officer in an army or military body. It is applied to officers below the rank of captain.

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