SUBORDINATION

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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

2.
n.

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.
n.

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