2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate the
passions to reason.
— Sub*or"di*nate*ly, adv.
— Sub*or"di*nate*ness, n.
SUBORDINATION
Sub*or`di*na"tion, n. Etym: [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.
SUBORDINATIVE
Sub*or"di*na*tive, a.
Defn: Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative conjunction.
SUBORN
Sub*orn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suborned; p. pr. & vb. n. Suborning.]
Etym: [F. suborner, L. subornare; sub under, secretly + ornare to
furnish, provide, equip, adorn. See Ornament.]
1. (Law)
Defn: To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, such oath being actually taken. Sir W. O. Russell.