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Synonyms
sub·al·tern (sŭb-ôĺtərn, sŭb́əl-tûrń)

[French subalterne, from Old French, from Late Latin subalternus, Latin sub-, sub-, + Latin alternus, alternate (from alter, other; see al-1).]

adjective 

  1. Lower in position or rank; secondary.
  2. Chiefly British Holding a military rank just below that of captain.
  3. Logic In the relation of a particular proposition to a universal with the same subject, predicate, and quality.

noun 

  1. A subordinate.
  2. Chiefly British A subaltern officer.
  3. Logic A subaltern proposition.