I. (|)səb+ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin subalternatus, past participle of subalternare to subordinate, from Late Latin subalternus subordinate
1. : inferior in quality or status : subordinate
a subalternate art
a study subalternate to his earlier work
2.
[ sub- + alternate ]
: nearly alternate but with a tendency to become opposite
the secondary lateral veins of a pinnate leaf are often subalternate
• sub·alternately “+ adverb
II. noun
: a particular logical proposition that follows by immediate inference from a universal one of like quality and identical terms