Definitions
1.AdjectiveOf a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain."a subaltern officer"
2.AdjectiveAsserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
3.NounA subordinate.
4.NounA commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
5.NounA subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition.
6.NounA member of a group that is socially, politically and geographically outside of the hegemonic power structure of the colony and of the colonial homeland.