'Subordination' definitions:
Definition of 'subordination'
From: WordNet
noun
The state of being subordinate to something
noun
The semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class [syn: hyponymy, subordination]
noun
The grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head
noun
The quality of obedient submissiveness [ant: insubordination]
noun
The act of mastering or subordinating someone [syn: mastery, subordination]
Definition of 'Subordination'
From: GCIDE
- Subordination \Sub*or`di*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. subordination.]
- 1. The act of subordinating, placing in a lower order, or subjecting. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The quality or state of being subordinate or inferior to an other; inferiority of rank or dignity; subjection. [1913 Webster]
- Natural creature having a local subordination. --Holyday. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Place of inferior rank. [1913 Webster]
- Persons who in their several subordinations would be obliged to follow the example of their superiors. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'subordination'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- assortment,
- back seat,
- categorization,
- continuity,
- culling,
- degree,
- gradation,
- grouping,
- hierarchy,
- humbleness,
- humility,
- inferiority,
- juniority,
- lower status,
- lowliness,
- minority,
- place,
- placement,
- rank,
- ranking,
- satellite status,
- screening,
- second fiddle,
- second string,
- secondariness,
- selection,
- sequence,
- serial order,
- service,
- servility,
- servitorship,
- sifting,
- sorting,
- sorting out,
- subjecthood,
- subjection,
- subordinacy,
- subordinate role,
- subservience,
- subserviency,
- taxonomy,
- third string,
- triage