subaltern

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.
2. Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.

Noun

1. A subordinate.
2. (British) A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
3. A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition.
4. A member of a group that is socially, politically and geographically outside of the hegemonic power structure of the colony and of the colonial homeland.

Concepts

subalterne

inférieur

auxiliaire

lieutenant

subordonné

Opposé de

superaltern#Noun

Synonymes

secondary

second lieutenant

lieutenant

junior-grade

lower-ranking

lowly

nether

petty

1st lieutenant

inferior

junior

lower

sublieutenant

first lieutenant

Traductions

subalterno

subalterno

subordinado

subaltern

ast

alt

untergeordnet

subordinat

υπολοχαγός

ondergeschikt

Befehlsempfänger

Untergeordneter

Untergeben

Subalterne

Untergebene

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsʌbəltɚn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle French subalterne, from Late Latin subalternus, from Latin sub- + alternus, from alter.