lower-ranking
1. [ adjective ] inferior in rank or status
Synonyms: lower junior-grade inferior lowly subordinate subaltern secondary petty
Examples:

"the junior faculty" "a lowly corporal" "petty officialdom" "a subordinate functionary"

Related terms: junior
2. [ adjective ] inferior in rank or status
Synonyms: lower inferior junior-grade lowly subordinate subaltern secondary petty
Examples:

"the junior faculty" "a lowly corporal" "petty officialdom" "a subordinate functionary"

Related terms: junior
Similar spelling:   lower_rank
  loweringly