plural of military rank

plural of ordinal rank

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of de-rank

plural of circuit rank

plural of coal rank

plural of cab rank

(transitive with of)

plural of rank of apparition

(originally military) To gradually advance in an organization to positions of more importance after having served in subordinate ones.

Enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files. / (idiomatic) Members of an organization who are not in leadership positions.