Subalternate \Sub`al*ter"nate\, a. 1. Succeeding by turns; successive. [1913 Webster] 2. Subordinate; subaltern; inferior. [1913 Webster] All their subalternate and several kinds. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
Subalternate \Sub`al*ter"nate\, n. (Logic) A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. See {Subaltern}, 2. [1913 Webster]