— subjacency , n. — subjacently , adv.
/sub jay"seuhnt/ , adj.
1. situated or occurring underneath or below; underlying.
2. forming a basis.
3. lower than but not directly under something.
[ 1590-1600; subjacent- (s. of subjacens ), prp. of subjacere to underlie, equiv. to sub- SUB- + jac ( ere ) to lie + -ent- -ENT ]