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单词 subordinary
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subordinaryn.

Brit. /ˌsʌbˈɔːdᵻn(ə)ri/, /ˌsʌbˈɔːdn̩(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈɔrdnˌɛri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, ordinary n.
Etymology: < sub- prefix + ordinary n. (compare ordinary n. 14a).
Heraldry.
A charge of geometrical design which is common but considered to be less important than an ordinary (ordinary n. 14a).
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > less honourable charge
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1702 A. Nisbet Ess. Addit. Figures & Marks of Cadency 109 Not only the Honourable Ordinaries and Sub-ordinaries, which we call proper Figures in Herauldrie, but even all other Figures and Representations, of things Natural and Arteficial, are made use of, for marks of Cadencie.
1797 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 445/2 All charges are distinguished by the names of honorable ordinaries, sub-ordinaries, and common charges.
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1183/2 According to some writers..an ordinary, when it comprises less than one fifth of the whole shield, is termed a subordinary.
1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 694/1 Very many both of these [ordinaries] and of the subordinaries..are very frequent constituents in mouldings in the Norman style of architecture.
1922 H. Cole Heraldry & Floral Forms ii. 14 The Subordinaries are, like the Honourable Ordinaries, of ancient use, but..were not considered quite so important.
1980 T. Wise Medieval Heraldry 14/2 The Subordinaries include the bordure,..mascle, rustre, fret, billet, annulet and roundels.
2006 B. A. McAndrew Scotland's Hist. Heraldry i. 22 A number of regularly used charges have become known as subordinaries but exactly what this classification should include is disputed among the heraldic authorities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

subordinaryadj.

Brit. /ˌsʌbˈɔːdᵻn(ə)ri/, /ˌsʌbˈɔːdn̩(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈɔrdnˌɛri/
Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: subordinate adj.
Etymology: Probably an alteration of subordinate adj. by association with ordinary adj. Compare post-classical Latin subordinarius deputy to a bishop's ordinary (15th cent. in a British source).
Now rare.
Belonging to a lower rank, grade, class, or order; of lesser or secondary importance; subordinate.
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1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum Table of Questions sig. Gggg4v/1 Whether these Officers were of equall authoritie, or one subordinary to another.
1653 J. Rogers Ohel or Beth-Shemesh ii. vi. 487 They [sc. the Presbyterians] would make us believe..that there is a secundary or subordinary head (under Christ) over the Church; which they account the Ministery and Classes.
1712 H. Curzon Universal Libr. II. 150 Geometry may be divided into these Three Subordinary Parts.
1788 D. Gilson Serm. Pract. Subj. xii. 356 Let Women—know their sphere;..Their rank is an..honourable one—but it is a subordinary.
1854 Western Tourist & Emigrant's Guide 25 The management of the public lands is vested in a Commissioner, who is subordinary to the Secretary of the Interior.
1867 Harper's Mag. Feb. 312/2 Still the place she occupied in society and in the neighborhood was a subordinary one.
1938 Social Forces 16 355/1 In the Knights of Malta..the ‘supreme grand commandery’ possesses the ‘sole and supreme authority to rule, guide, and govern’ the subordinary chapters.
2003 G. Harman in J. Hawthorne & D. Zimmerman Lang. & Philos. Linguistics 174 This sort of that clause tends to occur in apparent subject position only in the main..clause of a sentence and not in subordinary clauses.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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