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subordination

noun
/səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/UK/səˌbɔɹdəˈneɪʃn̩/CA/səˌboːdɪˈnæɪʃn̩/

Etymology

From Middle French subordination, from Medieval Latin subordinatio.

  1. derived from subordination

Definitions

  1. The process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate.

    • Sound logic, as the habitual subordination of the individual to the species, and of the species to the genus […]

  2. The property of being subordinate

    The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position.

  3. The quality of being properly obedient to a superior (as a superior officer)

    The quality of being properly obedient to a superior (as a superior officer); this quality as a systemic principle of discipline within a hierarchical organization.

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Derived

antisubordination, nonsubordination, subordinational, subordinationism, subordinationist

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA