Associations to the word «Subaltern»

SUBALTERN, adjective. Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.

SUBALTERN, adjective. (logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.

SUBALTERN, noun. A subordinate.

SUBALTERN, noun. (British) A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.

SUBALTERN, noun. (logic) A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition. For example, some crows are black is a subaltern of all crows are black.

SUBALTERN STUDIES, noun. (historiography) The study and writing of history with a particular focus on the experiences and perspectives of common people, rather than that of political leaders or the elite.

SUBALTERN, noun. A British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain.

SUBALTERN, adjective. Inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary".