lower rank

/ˌloʊər ræŋk/
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Other forms: lower ranks

Definitions of lower rank
  1. noun
    the state of being inferior
    synonyms: inferiority, lower status
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    backseat
    a secondary or inferior position or status
    shade
    a position of relative inferiority
    subordinateness, subsidiarity
    secondary importance
    handmaid, handmaiden, servant
    in a subordinate position
    junior status
    in a junior position
    subservience, subservientness
    in a subservient state
    type of:
    low status, lowliness, lowness
    a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
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