Definitions for: Subordination


[n] the act of mastering or subordinating someone
[n] the quality of obedient submissiveness
[n] the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head
[n] the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
[n] the state of being subordinate to something



Webster (1913) Definition: Sub*or`di*na"tion, n. [Cf. F. subordination.]
1. The act of subordinating, placing in a lower order, or
subjecting.

2. The quality or state of being subordinate or inferior to
an other; inferiority of rank or dignity; subjection.

Natural creature having a local subordination.
--Holyday.

3. Place of inferior rank.

Persons who in their several subordinations would be
obliged to follow the example of their superiors.
--Swift.

Synonyms: hyponymy, mastery

Antonyms: insubordination

See Also: dependance, dependence, dependency, domination, grammatical relation, semantic relation, submissiveness

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