subordination (noun)

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• subordination — subordinate ► ADJECTIVE 1) lower in rank or position. 2) of less or secondary importance. ► NOUN ▪ a person under the authority or control of another. ► VERB 1) treat or regard as subordinate. 2) make subservient or dependent …   English terms dictionary

• subordination — (n.) mid 15c., subordinacioun hierarchical arrangement, from M.L. subordinationem (nom. subordinatio), noun of action from subordinatus (see SUBORDINATE (Cf. subordinate) (adj.)) …   Etymology dictionary

• subordination — noun see subordinate III …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• subordination — noun a) The process of making something subordinate. b) The property of being subordinate …   Wiktionary

• subordination — noun 1. the state of being subordinate to something • Derivationally related forms: ↑subordinate • Hypernyms: ↑dependence, ↑dependance, ↑dependency 2. the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class • Syn …   Useful english dictionary

• subordinate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subordinatus, past participle of subordinare to subordinate, from Latin sub + ordinare to order more at ordain Date: 15th century 1. placed in or occupying a lower class, rank …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• subordinate — adjective sə bɔ:dɪnət lower in rank or position. ↘of less or secondary importance. noun sə bɔ:dɪnət a person under the authority or control of another. verb sə bɔ:dɪneɪt treat or regard as subordinate. ↘make subservient or dependent. Derivatives… …   English new terms dictionary

• subordinate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lower in rank or position. 2) of less or secondary importance. ► NOUN ▪ a person under the authority or control of another. ► VERB 1) treat or regard as subordinate. 2) make subservient or dependent …   English terms dictionary

• subordinately — subordinate ► ADJECTIVE 1) lower in rank or position. 2) of less or secondary importance. ► NOUN ▪ a person under the authority or control of another. ► VERB 1) treat or regard as subordinate. 2) make subservient or dependent …   English terms dictionary

• dependance — noun 1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) • Syn: ↑addiction, ↑dependence, ↑dependency, ↑habituation • Derivationally related forms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• subordinating conjunction — noun 1. the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another • Hypernyms: ↑conjunction 2. a conjunction (like since or that or who ) that introduces a dependent clause • Syn: ↑subordinate conjunction …   Useful english dictionary