SUBORDINATE

I. adjective see: ordain Date: 15th century placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position ; inferior , submissive to or controlled by authority, 3. of, relating to, or constituting a clause that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb, subordinating , ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1640 one that is ~, III. transitive verb (-nated; -nating) Etymology: Medieval Latin subordinatus Date: 1597 to make subject or subservient, to treat as of less value or importance , subordination noun subordinative adjective