Subordination
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
Framework senses
- §1
- the act of mastering or subordinating someone
- §2
- the quality of obedient submissiveness
- §3
- the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head
- §4
- the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
- §5
- the state of being subordinate to something