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Definition of Subalterns
1. subaltern [n] - See also: subaltern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subalterns
Literary usage of Subalterns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts: ... Preserved in by Virginia, William Pitt Palmer, Sherwin McRae, Raleigh Edward Colston, Henry W. Flournoy (1890)
"Fleming and subalterns, dated Jan'y 27th; to Captain Ballard and subalterns,
dated Jan'y 29th ; to Captain Campbell and subalterns, dated Feb. ..."
2. Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States by John Brannan (1823)
"The left wing composed of the companies commanded by captain Hamilton, subalterns
lieutenant Moore and ensign Heron; captain Williams, subalterns lieutenant ..."
3. Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States by John Brannan (1823)
"The left wing composed of the companies commanded by captain Hamilton, subalterns
lieutenant Moore and ensign Heron; captain Williams, subalterns lieutenant ..."
4. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"own subalterns would drill them to death, as they were of no use in this their
present life. It was an exceedingly painful scene, and I made haste to be ..."
5. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
""We have lost three majors, some captains, subalterns, stragglers, and in all
one hundred and twenty-seven privates.1 BY a gentleman from Albany, ..."
6. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
""We have lost three majors, some captains, subalterns, stragglers, and in all
one hundred and twenty-seven privates.' BY a gentleman from Albany, ..."
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