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A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.]

Before the judge, or court; not yet decided; under judicial consideration.

d hence often, in an inferior position or degree, in an imperfect or partial state, as in subscribe, substruct, subserve, subject, subordinate, subacid, subastringent, subgranular, suborn. Sub- in Latin compounds often becomes sum- before m, sur before r, and regularly becomes suc-, suf- , sug-, and sup- before c, f, g…

The lowest member of a base when divided horizontally, or of a baseboard, pedestal, or the like.

edal stop, or the lowest tones of an organ; the fundamental or ground bass. [Written also sub-base.] Ayliffe.

An acetate containing an excess of the basic constituent.

Moderately acid or sour; as, some plants have subacid juices. -- n.

Moderalely acrid or harsh.

Situated beneath the acromial process of the scapula.

To reduce; to subdue. [Obs.] Bacon.

The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies combletely. [Obs.] Bacon.

Moderalely acute.

Somewhat hooked or curved.

An under or subordinate advocate.

in the open air; specifically (Geol.), taking place on the earth's surface, as opposed to subaqueous.

A subordinate agency.

A person employed by an agent to transact the whole, or a part, of the business intrusted to the latter. Bouvier. Chitty.

Unlawful sexual intercourse. [Obs.]

A province; a government, as of a viceroy; also, a subahdar. [India]

A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army. [India]