The act of subordinating, placing in a lower order, or subjecting.
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.
Place of inferior rank. Persons who in their several subordinations would be obliged to follow the example of their superiors. Swift.
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