Defn: To aid secretly; to assist in a private manner, or indirectly.
[R.] Daniel.
SUBALMONER
Sub*al"mon*er, n.
Defn: An under almoner.
SUBALPINE
Sub*al"pine, a. Etym: [L. subalpinus.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Inhabiting the somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains, but considerably below the snow line.
SUBALTERN Sub*al"tern, a. Etym: [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr. L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See Alter.]
1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
2. (Logic)
Defn: Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition. Subaltern genus. (Logic) See under Genus.
SUBALTERN
Sub*al"tern, n.