A commissioned officer of the navy ranking above an acting sub-lieutenant and below a lieutenant.
A commissioned officer of the Royal Navy ranking above a midshipman and below a lieutenant.
A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
A subordinate.
A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition.
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.
Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.