Sub*ac"id (?), a. [L. subacidus. See Sub-, Acid.] Moderately acid or
sour; as, some plants have subacid juices. -- n. A substance moderately
acid.
Sub*ac"rid (?), a. Moderalely acrid or harsh.
Sub`a*cro"mi*al (?), a. (Anat.) Situated beneath the acromial process
of the scapula.
Sub*act" (?), v. t. [L. subactus, p. p. of subigere to subdue; sub
under + agere to lead, bring.] To reduce; to subdue. [Obs.] Bacon.
Sub*ac"tion (?), n. [Cf. L. subactio a working up, discipline.] The act
of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies combletely. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Sub`a*cute" (?), a. Moderalely acute.
Sub`a*dun"cate (?), a. (Zoöl.) Somewhat hooked or curved.
Sub*ad"vo*cate (?), n. An under or subordinate advocate.
Sub`a*ë"ri*al (?), a. Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically
(Geol.), taking place on the earth's surface, as opposed to subaqueous.
Sub*a"gen*cy (?), n. A subordinate agency.
Sub*a"gent (?), n. (Law) A person employed by an agent to transact the
whole, or a part, of the business intrusted to the latter. Bouvier.
Chitty.
Sub*ag`i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. subagitatio, fr. subagitare to lie with
illicity.] Unlawful sexual intercourse. [Obs.]
||Su"bah (s"b), n. [Per. & Hind. sbah.] A province; a government, as of
||a viceroy; also, a subahdar. [India]
Su"bah*dar (?), n. [Per. & Hind. sbah-dr, Per. sbah a province + dr
holding, keeping.] A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native
captain in the British native army. [India]
{ Su"bah*dar`y (?), Su"bah*ship (?), } n. The office or jurisdiction of
a subahdar.
Sub*aid" (?), v. t. To aid secretly; to assist in a private manner, or
indirectly. [R.] Daniel.
Sub*al"mon*er (?), n. An under almoner.
Sub*al"pine (?), a. [L. subalpinus.] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Inhabiting the
somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains, but considerably below
the snow line.
Sub*al"tern (?), a. [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) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related
proposition.
Subaltern genus. (Logic) See under Genus.
Sub*al"tern (?), n. 1. A person holding a subordinate position;
specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of
captain.