Sub‐al″tern (?), n. 1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
2. (Logic) A subaltern proposition. Whately.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.