subordination

[ suh-bawr-dn-ey-shuh n ]
/ səˌbɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
the act subordinating, or of making dependent, secondary, or subservient.
the condition of being subordinated, or made dependent, secondary, or subservient.
Sometimes sub·or·di·na·cy [suh-bawr-dn-uh-see] /səˈbɔr dn ə si/.

OTHER WORDS FROM subordination

non·sub·or·di·na·tion, noun pre·sub·or·di·na·tion, noun self-sub·or·di·na·tion, noun

Words nearby subordination

subordinate, subordinate clause, subordinated, subordinated debt, subordinating conjunction, subordination, subordinationism, suborn, subornation of perjury, suboscine, subotica

Definition for subordinacy (2 of 2)

subordinate
[ adjective, noun suh-bawr-dn-it; verb suh-bawr-dn-eyt ]
/ adjective, noun səˈbɔr dn ɪt; verb səˈbɔr dnˌeɪt /

adjective

noun

a subordinate person or thing.

verb (used with object), sub·or·di·nat·ed, sub·or·di·nat·ing.

Origin of subordinate

1425–75; late Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin subōrdinātus past participle of subōrdināre to subordinate, equivalent to Latin sub- sub- + ōrdin- (stem of ōrdō) rank, order + -ātus -ate1

SYNONYMS FOR subordinate

2 ancillary.
8 inferior.
9 lower, reduce.

ANTONYMS FOR subordinate

2 superior; primary.

OTHER WORDS FROM subordinate

British Dictionary definitions for subordinacy

subordinate

adjective (səˈbɔːdɪnɪt)

of lesser order or importance
under the authority or control of another a subordinate functionary

noun (səˈbɔːdɪnɪt)

a person or thing that is subordinate

verb (səˈbɔːdɪˌneɪt) (tr usually foll by to)

to put in a lower rank or position (than)
to make subservient to subordinate mind to heart

Derived forms of subordinate

subordinately, adverb subordination or subordinateness, noun subordinative, adjective

Word Origin for subordinate

C15: from Medieval Latin subordināre, from Latin sub- + ordō rank

Cultural definitions for subordinacy

subordination

The use of expressions that make one element of a sentence dependent on another. In the following sentence, the first (italicized) clause (also called a subordinate clause) is subordinate to the second clause: “Despite all efforts toward a peaceful settlement of the dispute, war finally broke out.” (Compare coordination, dependent clause, and independent clause.)