lower-ranking

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lower-ranking
    adj 1: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a
           lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate
           functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {lower-ranking},
           {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lower-ranking \lower-ranking\ adj.
   inferior in rank or status.

   Syn: junior-grade, inferior, lower, lowly, petty(prenominal),
        secondary, subaltern, subordinate.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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