SUBALTERN


Meaning of SUBALTERN in English

/ ˈsʌbltən; NAmE səˈbɔːltərn/ noun

any officer in the British army who is lower in rank than a captain

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (as an adjective): from late Latin subalternus , from Latin sub- next below + alternus every other.

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