- (n.) A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
- (n.) A subaltern proposition.
- (a.) Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
- (a.) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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