

subaltern
/ΛsΚbΙltΙn/ /sΚbΛΙltΙrn/



noun
(literary theory) 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.

adjective
Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.

