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subaltern

noun [C]
 
/ˈsʌb.əl.tən/ US  /səbˈɔːl.tɚn/ UK

Definition

an army officer whose rank is lower than captainRanks in the Army
(Definition of subaltern noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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