Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
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Meaning of SUBALTERN in English
Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.