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A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign.

A little or subordinate thesis; a proposition.

The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.

Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior. He to grace his tributary gods. Milton.

The space within an arch, and above a lintel or a subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch.

Morally impure. "Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and unclean affections." Perkins. -- Un*clean"ly, adv. -- Un*clean"ness, n. Unclean animals (Script.), those which the Israelites were forbidden to use for food. -- Unclean spirit (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. Mark i. 27.

g to reason; unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; inordinate; as, an unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size. Which use of reason, most reasonless and unconscionable, is the utmost that any tyrant ever pretended. Milton. His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen, Stal…

In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; - - used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail. I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection. 1 Cor. ix. 27…

Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode. The least episodes or underactions . . . are parts necessary or convenient to carry on the main design. Dryden.

A subordinate actor.

A subordinate agent.

A subordinate or assistant builder. An underbuilder in the house of God. Jer. Taylor.

A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.

A subordinate party or faction.

An inferior or subordinate faculty.

A subordinate keeper or guardian. Gray.

A subordinate or dependent kingdom. Tennyson.

An assistant or subordinate laborer. Locke.

An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; hence, a mean, sorry fellow. Milton. he fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. Shak.

A master subordinate to the principal master; an assistant master.