subalternal

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• subaltern — subordinate, c.1400 (implied in subalternal), from M.Fr. subalterne, from L.L. subalternus, from L. sub under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + alternus every other (one), one after the other (see ALTERNATE (Cf. alternate)). The noun meaning person of… …   Etymology dictionary