subintelligence

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ intelligence.

Noun

subintelligence (uncountable)

  1. Subnormal intelligence.
    • 1999, Scott Michaelsen, The Limits of Multiculturalism: Interrogating the Origins of American Anthropology, page 126:
      Boden thinks that he manipulates the subintelligence of primitive peoples, […]
    • 2003, Tanis C. Thorne, The World's Richest Indian, page 134:
      Fettretch quoted various case studies and precedents to argue that a person of subintelligence can make a valid bargain and can comprehend the nature of a will.
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