Definitions for subaltern

Overview of noun subaltern

The noun subaltern has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. subaltern

(a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain)

Overview of adj subaltern

The adj subaltern has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern

(inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary")