subordination : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: subordination	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subordination n the state of being subordinate to something the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class Synonym(s): hyponymy, subordination the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head the quality of obedient submissiveness Antonym(s): insubordination the act of mastering or subordinating someone Synonym(s): mastery, subordination
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subordination \Subor`dina"tion\, n. [Cf. F. subordination.] 1. The act of subordinating, placing in a lower order, or subjecting. 2. 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. Place of inferior rank. Persons who in their several subordinations would be obliged to follow the example of their superiors. --Swift.