Defn: Somewhat rigid or stiff.
SUBRIGUOUS Sub*rig"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. subriguus; sub under + riguus watered, akin to rigare to water.]
Defn: Watered or wet beneath; well-watered. [Obs.] Blount.
SUBROGATE
Sub"ro*gate, v. t. Etym: [L. subrogatus, p.p. of subrogare. See
Surrogate.]
Defn: To put in the place of another; to substitute. Barrow.
SUBROGATION
Sub`ro*ga"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. subrogation, LL. subrogatio.]
Defn: The act of subrogating. Specifically: (Law)
Defn: The substitution of one person in the place of another as a creditor, the new creditor succeeding to the rights of the former; the mode by which a third person who pays a creditor succeeds to his rights against the debtor. Bouvier. Burrill. Abbott.
SUBROTUND
Sub`ro*tund", a.
Defn: Somewhat rotund.