Called without rank twice by the General during Inquiry?

He was imprisoned for several months, but by the end of 1841, he was allowed, without authority or rank, to deal with the British.

He used the stramenopiles as a prototype for a classification without Linnaean rank.

Having stayed alive gave him moral authority even without rank.

Did he think Lentrall would react more calmly talking to someone closer to his own age, a woman without official rank?

"The Magi wouldn't look at anyone without rank," he said, after a moment.

He turned back toward the agent, a bit surprised at the use of his name without rank or title.

Without rank they could not aspire to the throne.

He was the son of Phanostratus, a man without rank or property.

Now they were the crew of a ship without a fleet, and a commander without rank.