subalternshipn.
/ˈsʌblt(ə)nʃɪp/, U.S. /səˈbɔltərnˌʃɪp/, /səˈbɑltərnˌʃɪp/ Now rare.
The period of time spent as a subaltern officer; the role of a subaltern officer.
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subalternship1825
subalternhood1857
1825 Oriental Herald May 500 The inevitable load of debt in which he is plunged during his 20 years of subalternship, and 10 years of captainship.
1861 Cornhill Mag. Jan. 74 James Outram soon obtained the grand reward of efficiency in regimental subalternship, the adjutancy of a corps.
1986 R. H. Nye Challenge of Command (2002) i. 1 Many..soldiers, however, are still going through those novice years of cadetship and on-the-job subalternship.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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