subjectionaladj.
/səbˈdʒɛkʃn̩(ə)l/, /səbˈdʒɛkʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /səbˈdʒɛkʃ(ə)nəl/ rare.
Involving or based upon subjection.
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the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [adjective] > involving subjection to action or influence
subjectionala1617
society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [adjective]
mastering1590
subduing1608
subjectionala1617
subordinatinga1635
subordinative1642
captivating1675
taming1697
subjecting1760
mancipating1819
a1617 P. Baynes Diocesans Tryall (1621) 18 By vertue of their subjectionall subordination.
1659 R. Baxter Key for Catholicks 241 It is subjectional consent that gives the Pope and Bishops their Majority.
1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters II. 47 There is the unity of different and separate things, subjected to one and the same influence, which may be called subjectional Unity.
1966 Jrnl. Marriage & Family 28 486/2 Subjectional relationships: those relationships which result from the adjustment of the contending wills of the family members.
1997 A. Biletzki Talking Wolves v. 99 Compare this to the propositional (or material, or ‘subjectional’) content of Hobbes's covenant.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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