Subaltern

Subaltern

A subaltern is a military term for a junior officer. [cite web |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/06.html |title= "Subaltern" |accessdate=2008-09-17 |publisher=Dicitonary.Reference.com] Literally meaning "subordinate," subaltern is used to describe commissioned officers below the rank of captain and generally comprises the various grades of lieutenant. In the British Army the senior subaltern rank was captain-lieutenant, obsolete since the 18th century. Prior to the Cardwell reforms of the British Army in 1871, the ranks of cornet and ensign were the junior subaltern ranks in the cavalry and infantry respectively. A subaltern takes temporary command of proceedings during Trooping the Colour.

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  • subaltern — SUBALTÉRN, Ă, subalterni, e, adj., s.m. şi f. (Persoană) care este subordonată altei persoane (într o slujbă, într o muncă), care lucrează sub ordinele altuia mai mare în grad. – Din fr. subalterne. Trimis de LauraGellner, 28.07.2004. Sursa: DEX… …   Dicționar Român

  • subaltern — Adj untergeordnet, unselbständig, untertänig erw. obs. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus spl. subalternus untergeordnet , zu l. alternus abwechselnd, einer um den anderen und l. sub .    Ebenso nndl. subaltern, ne. subaltern, nfrz. subalterne,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Subaltern — Sub*al tern, a. [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr. L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See {Alter}.] 1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • subaltern — [səb ôl′tərn; ] chiefly Brit [ sub′əl tərn] adj. [Fr subalterne < LL subalternus < L sub ,SUB + alternus,ALTERNATE] 1. subordinate; of lower rank 2. Brit. holding an army commission below that of captain 3. in traditional logic, particular …   English World dictionary

  • Subaltern — Sub*al tern, n. 1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain. [1913 Webster] 2. (Logic) A subaltern proposition. Whately. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Subaltern — (v. lat.), unter einem Anderen stehend, untergeordnet, abhängig, in niederen Graden stehend, bes. von Offizieren (Subalternoffiziere), Offiziere, welche nicht Stabsoffiziere (s.d.) sind, u. Subalternbeamte, welche nicht wenigstens Collegienräthe… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Subaltérn — (lat.), untergeordnet, unter einem andern stehend; Subalternbeamte, Beamte, die im formalen Dienst oder sonst in untergeordneter Tätigkeit angestellt sind …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Subaltérn — (lat.), unter einem andern stehend, untergeordnet; Subalternbeamte, Unterbeamte, Bureaubeamte; Subalternoffiziere, die Leutnants und Oberleutnants. Subalternation, logisches Abhängigkeitsverhältnis …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Subaltern — Subaltern, lat. deutsch, untergeordnet; S. ation, in der Logik das Verhältniß des allgemeinen Urtheils zu den ihm untergeordneten besonderen …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • subaltern — I adjective baser, humble, inferior, junior, less, lesser, low, lower, lower in rank, lowly, minor, of lower rank, secondary, servile, subalternate, subcenturio, subordinate, subsidiary, under II index ancillary (subsidiary) …   Law dictionary

  • subaltern — subordinate, c.1400 (implied in subalternal), from M.Fr. subalterne, from L.L. subalternus, from L. sub under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + alternus every other (one), one after the other (see ALTERNATE (Cf. alternate)). The noun meaning person of… …   Etymology dictionary

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