■ 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 ~.
↘make subservient or dependent.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
subordination noun
subordinative adjective
Origin
ME: from med. L. subordinatus 'placed in an inferior rank', from L. sub- 'below' + ordinare 'ordain'.