subaltern (redirected from Subby)

sub·al·tern  (sb-ôltrn, sbl-tûrn)

adj.

1. Lower in position or rank; secondary.

2. Chiefly British Holding a military rank just below that of captain.

3. Logic In the relation of a particular proposition to a universal with the same subject, predicate, and quality.

n.

1. A subordinate.

2. Chiefly British A subaltern officer.

3. Logic A subaltern proposition.

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[French subalterne, from Old French, from Late Latin subalternus : Latin sub-, sub- + Latin alternus, alternate (from alter, other; see al-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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subaltern [ˈsʌb^əltən]

n

1. (Military) a commissioned officer below the rank of captain in certain armies, esp the British

2. a person of inferior rank or position

3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic

a.  the relation of one proposition to another when the first is implied by the second, esp the relation of a particular to a universal proposition

b.  (as modifier) a subaltern relation

adj

of inferior position or rank

[from Late Latin subalternus, from Latin sub- + alternus alternate, from alter the other]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	subaltern - a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
Adj.	1.	subaltern - inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, lowly junior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service

Translations

subaltern [ˈsʌbltən] N (Brit) (Mil) → alférez mf

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subaltern

n (Brit, Mil) → Subalternoffizier(in) m(f)

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subaltern [ˈsʌblt/ən] n (Mil) → subalterno

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subaltern

n subaltern [ˈsabltən, (American ) səˈbo:ltərn]

an officer in the army under the rank of captain. luitenant ذو مَرْكِز أو رُتْبَه ثانويَّه подчинен nižší důstojník (en officer i hæren med rang under kaptajn) der Subaltern κατώτερος αξιωματικός alférez nooremohvitser افسر ارتش kapteenia alempi upseeri (sous-)lieutenant/-ante סֶגֶן छोटा अवसर niži činovnik, oficir ispod kapetana főhadnagy, hadnagy letnan undirforingi subalterno 中尉 준대위 jaunesnysis karininkas jaunākais virsnieks pegawai dalam tentera subalterne officier lavere offiser młodszy oficer subalterno (sub)loco­tenent младший офицер nižší dôstojník nižji častnik niži oficir subalternofficer ผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชา ast rütbeli subay (陸軍)中尉或少尉 молодший офіцер کم درجے کا یا ماتحت sĩ quan dưới cấp đại úy （陆军）中尉或少尉