subaltern

subaltern (http://definr.com/subaltern)

     adj : inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly
           corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate
           functionary" [syn: junior-grade, inferior, lower,
            lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subordinate]
     n : a British commissioned army officer below the rank of
         captain