Meanings
adjectivesubalternal (comparative more subalternal, superlative most subalternal)
comparative more subalternal · superlative most subalternal
- obsoleteSubordinate.
In comparison of which, it seemeth in Alexander subalternall, uncertaine, variable, effeminate and accidentall.
, II.36
Origin
- Late Latinsubalternus
- Englishsubalternal
From Late Latin subalternus + -al.
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subalternal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subalternal
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“subalternal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subalternal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subalternal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subalternal.
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