subaltern English

Meaning subaltern meaning

What does subaltern mean?

subaltern

— noun a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

— adjective (= lowly, petty) inferior in rank or status the junior faculty a lowly corporal petty officialdom a subordinate functionary

Synonyms subaltern synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as subaltern?

subaltern English » English

secondary

second lieutenant

petty

nether

lowly

lower-ranking

lieutenant

junior-grade

sublieutenant

lower

junior

inferior

first lieutenant

1st lieutenant