| subordinate | (n) an assistant subject to the authority or control of another, Syn. subsidiary, foot soldier, underling |
| subordinate | (v) rank or order as less important or consider of less value, Example: Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools |
| subordinate | (v) make subordinate, dependent, or subservient, Syn. subdue, Example: Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler |
| subordinate | (adj) lower in rank or importance, Syn. low-level, Ant. dominant |
| subordinate | (adj) subject or submissive to authority or the control of another, Ant. insubordinate, Example: a subordinate kingdom |
| subordinate clause | (n) a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb, Syn. dependent clause |
| subordinateness | (n) secondary importance, Syn. subsidiarity |
| subordinating conjunction | (n) the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another |
| subordinating conjunction | (n) a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause, Syn. subordinate conjunction |
| subordination | (n) the state of being subordinate to something |
| Subordinate | a. [ Pref. sub + L. ordinatus, p. p. of ordinare to set in order, to arrange. See Ordain. ] The several kinds and subordinate species of each are easily distinguished. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ] It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding. South. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Subordinate | n. One who stands in order or rank below another; -- distinguished from a principal. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Subordinate | v. t. -- |
| Subordination | n. [ Cf. F. subordination. ] Natural creature having a local subordination. Holyday. [ 1913 Webster ] Persons who in their several subordinations would be obliged to follow the example of their superiors. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Subordinative | a. Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to introduce a subordinate sentence; |