subaltern

Noun
  1. A British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain (synset 110687148)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
Adjective
  1. Inferior in rank or status (synset 302108248)
    "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
    similar to: junior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
    same as: junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary

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