What does "subordination" mean?
Subordination: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.Place of inferior rank. Persons who in their several subordinations would be obliged to follow the example of their superiors. Swift.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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