subordinate
adj
1 of lesser order or importance
2 under the authority or control of another
a subordinate functionary
n
3 a person or thing that is subordinate
vb tr; usually foll by: to
4 to put in a lower rank or position (than)
5 to make subservient to subordinate mind to heart (C15: from Medieval Latin subordinare, from Latin sub- + ordo rank) ♦
subordinately adv ♦
subordination, subordinateness n ♦
subordinative adj
subordinate clause
n (Grammar) a clause with an adjectival, adverbial, or nominal function, rather than one that functions as a separate sentence in its own right
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