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Definition of Subaltern
Subaltern Subaltern Sub*al"tern, a. [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr.
L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See Alter.]
1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior;
specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being
below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
2. (Logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a
related proposition.
Subaltern genus. (Logic) See under Genus.
Subaltern Subaltern Sub*al"tern, n.
1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a
commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
2. (Logic) A subaltern proposition. --Whately.