noncommissioned adj 1: (of military officers) appointed from enlisted personnel [ant: {commissioned}]
Noncommissioned \Non`com*mis"sioned\, a. Not having a commission. [1913 Webster] {Noncommissioned officer} (Mil.), a subordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chief executive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of War or by the commanding officer of the regiment. [1913 Webster]