English to English
adjective
- Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
source: WordNet 3.0
- A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- inferior in rank or status
The junior faculty.
A lowly corporal.
Petty officialdom.
A subordinate functionary.
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [sœbáltern] Sakop; saklaw; mababà
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
