Subaltern (adj)
sub-al-turn
lower in rank; subordinate.
1575–85; Late Latin subalternus, equivalent to sub-sub- + alternusalternate
Example sentences
“the subaltern flew up the corridor, desperate to hear his fate.”
Boscage (noun) bos-kij a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket. 1350–1400; Middle English boskage. Middle French boscage. (more…)
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