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ˈsub-ˌofficer
[f. sub- 6 + officer. Cf. F. sous-officier.]
A subordinate officer.
a1618Sylvester Maiden's Blush 1353 Let him have pow'r..underneath him to subordinate Sub-Officers. 1822Syd. Smith Wks. (1859) I. 358/2 The governor and sub-officers of the prison. 1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. ii. i. ii, Sub-officers, soldiers, and sailors in mutiny. 1845James Smuggler xxx, A sub-officer of the Customs. 1913Daily Graphic 24 Mar. 6/1 A sub-officer of the Fire Brigade. |