lower-ranking \lower-ranking\ adj. inferior in rank or status.

Syn: junior-grade, inferior, lower, lowly, petty(prenominal), secondary, subaltern, subordinate. [WordNet 1.5]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

lower-ranking adj : inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: junior-grade, inferior, lower, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subaltern, subordinate]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0