Category:Subordination

Sub*or`di*na"tion, n. Etym: [cf. F. subordination.]

1. The act of subordinating, placing in a lower order, or subjecting.

2. The quality or state of being subordinate or inferior to an other; Inferiority of rank or dignity; subjection. Natural creature having a local subordination. Holyday.

3. Place of inferior rank. Persons who in their several subordinations would be obliged to Follow the example of their superiors. Swift.