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Meanings of subaltern in English

Inferior in rank or status.

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Usage of subaltern in English
1
He returned abruptly to the subaltern officer and the regiment in Canada.
No Name
2
The subaltern went along the verandah to the door and tried it.
The Jungle Girl
3
The blood seems to be boiling in my head, gasped the subaltern.
The Jungle Girl
4
The new subaltern of A Battery suddenly lowered himself into the pit.
Pushed and the Return Push
5
His heart beat at one with the heart of the junior subaltern.
Tell England / A Study in a Generation
6
Westray had bowed like loyal subaltern to the verdict of his Chief.
The Nebuly Coat
7
The subaltern struck his face a blow that might have blinded him.
The Secret of the Night
8
A mere Field-marshal has to mount the steps unattended like any subaltern.
The Red Planet
9
Everybody was prepared to take off his hat to the junior subaltern.
Tell England / A Study in a Generation
10
He is now a cavalry subaltern and he was once a sailor.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 8, 1919
11
But the slim, fair-haired young subaltern worshipped him openly and with reason.
The Lamp in the Desert
12
He also was an Englishman, but wore the uniform of a subaltern.
Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross
13
The Bavarian glanced significantly at his subaltern, who hastened to leave them.
The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone...
14
Well, you will be lucky enough if they make you a subaltern.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
15
A smart-looking, though travel-stained, little dragoon subaltern cantered up, dismounted, and saluted.
On the Heels of De Wet
16
I polished my subaltern-fellow's buttons, cleaned his boots, and mended his unmentionables.
The Parts Men Play
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