"subofficial" meaning in English

See subofficial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From sub- + official. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|official}} sub- + official Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} subofficial (not comparable)
  1. Of less than official status. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-subofficial-en-adj-mMtpoeAg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Noun

Forms: subofficials [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + official. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|official}} sub- + official Head templates: {{en-noun}} subofficial (plural subofficials)
  1. A lesser or subsidiary official.
    Sense id: en-subofficial-en-noun-9~CWfVKW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Inflected forms

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