lower-ranking
Adjective Satellite
Meaning
inferior in rank or status
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the junior faculty
a lowly corporal
petty officialdom
a subordinate functionary
In the case of occurrence the lower-ranking feast day could become a commemoration within the celebration of the higher-ranking one.
However, this and many other nontraditional and/or lower-ranking titles (see below) are not universally recognized as corporate officers, and they tend to be specific to particular organizational cultures or the preferences of employees.