subalternating
/ˌsʌbˈɔːltəneɪtɪŋ/ /ˌsʌbˈɒltəneɪtɪŋ/adjective
1Superior, higher, not subordinate or subalternate; specifically (a) Logic designating the universal proposition in a pair of subaltern propositions.
2 Botany and Zoology = subalternate. Now rare.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Newton (1621–1678), mathematician. Partly (i) from post-classical Latin subalternat-, past participial stem of subalternare subaltern + -ing;.