Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.

A subordinate. / (Britain, military) A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.

plural of subaltern

plural of subalternant

(logic) A universal proposition.

subalternate; successive

The state of being subalternate; succession of turns; subordination.

plural of subalternation

plural of subalternate

Succeeding by turns; successive. / Subaltern; inferior; subordinate.