subjection

[ suh b-jek-shuh n ]

/ səbˈdʒɛk ʃən /

the act of subjecting.

the state or fact of being subjected.

Origin of subjection

1300–50; Middle English < Latin subjectiōn- (stem of subjectiō) a throwing under, equivalent to subject- (see subject) + -iōn- -ion

sub·jec·tion·al, adjective non·sub·jec·tion, noun pre·sub·jec·tion, noun re·sub·jec·tion, noun

self-sub·jec·tion, noun

By now near to drowning in complicity and subjection, I obeyed.

Hitchens on Thatcher's Sex Appeal |David Frum |January 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
For, to speak plainly, whatever the external thing may be, the value which we set upon it places us in subjection to others.

A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus With the Encheiridion |Epictetus
The great industry in changing all social relations has increased vices, maladies and subjection.

Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History |Antonio Labriola
The system or constitution is formed by and consists in these respects and this subjection.

Human Nature |Joseph Butler

The Sikhs themselves were afterwards reduced to subjection by a single chieftain belonging to their order, Runjeet Singh.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5 |Various
Again a successful battle would humble his foes and bring them in subjection to the foot of his throne.

The Empire of Russia |John S. C. Abbott

subjection

/ (səbˈdʒɛkʃən) /

the act or process of subjecting or the state of being subjected