Definitions for Subaltern
sʌbˈɔl tərn or, esp. for 3,6 , ˈsʌb əlˌtɜrnsub·al·tern

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. subalternadjective

   a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

2. junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subalternadjective

   inferior in rank or status

   "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. subalternnoun

   a subordinate

2. subalternnoun

   a commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant

3. subalternnoun

   A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition. For example, some crows are black is a subaltern of all crows are black.

4. subalternadjective

   Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary.

5. Etymology: From subalternus, from sub- + alternus, from alter.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Subalternadjective

   Inferiour; subordinate; that which in different respects is both superiour and inferiour. It is used in the army of all officers below a captain.

   Etymology: subalterne, French.

   There had like to have been a duel between two subalterns, upon a dispute which should be governor of Portsmouth. Add.

   Love’s subalterns, a duteous band,
   Like watchmen round their chief appear;
   Each had his lanthorn in his hand,
   And Venus, mask’d, brought up the rear. Matthew Prior.

   One, while a subaltern officer, was every day complaining against the pride of colonels towards their officers; yet after he received his commission for a regiment, he confessed the spirit of colonelship was coming fast upon him, and it daily increased to his death. Jonathan Swift.

   This sort of universal ideas, which may either be considered as a genus or species, is called subaltern. Isaac Watts.

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1. subaltern

   Subaltern refers to a social group or class that is socially, politically, or geographically outside of the hegemonic power structure of the colony and/or the colonial homeland. It is often used to describe marginalized groups and the lower classes. In military terms, it also refers to a subordinate, junior officer.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Subalternadjective

   ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer

2. Subalternadjective

   asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition

3. Subalternnoun

   a person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain

4. Subalternnoun

   a subaltern proposition

5. Etymology: [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr. L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See Alter.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Subaltern

   A subaltern is a primarily British military term for a junior officer. Literally meaning "subordinate," subaltern is used to describe commissioned officers below the rank of captain and generally comprises the various grades of lieutenant. Ensign stands for standard or standard-bearer, therefore, was the rank given to the junior officer who carries, or was responsible for, the flag in battle. This rank has generally been replaced in Army ranks by Second lieutenant. Ensigns were generally the lowest ranking commissioned officer, except where the rank of subaltern itself existed.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Subaltern

   sub′al-tėrn, or sub-al′tėrn, adj. inferior: subordinate.—n. a subordinate: an officer in the army under the rank of captain: (logic) a specific class as included under a general one, or a particular statement as deducible from a universal one.—adjs. Subalter′nant, universal as opposed to particular; Subalter′nate, succeeding by turns: subordinate.—n. a particular proposition or a species, as opposed to a universal proposition or a genus.—n. Subalternā′tion. [Fr.,—Low L. subalternus—L. sub, under, alternus, one after the other, alter, the other.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. subaltern

   A commissioned officer below the rank of captain. But strictly speaking every officer is a subaltern to the grades above him, as the captain is subaltern to the major, and so upward.

How to pronounce Subaltern?

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Subaltern in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Subaltern in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Subaltern
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Subaltern
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Subaltern
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Subaltern
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Subaltern
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Subaltern
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html