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subordinateness
sub·or·di·nate S0847700 (sə-bôr′dn-ĭt)adj.1. Belonging to a lower or inferior class or rank; secondary.2. Subject to the authority or control of another.n. One that is subordinate.tr.v. (sə-bôr′dn-āt′) sub·or·di·nat·ed, sub·or·di·nat·ing, sub·or·di·nates 1. To put in a lower or inferior rank or class.2. To make subservient; subdue.
[Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, to put in a lower rank : Latin sub-, sub- + Latin ōrdināre, to set in order (from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots).]
sub·or′di·nate·ly adv.sub·or′di·nate·ness, sub·or′di·na′tion (-nā′shən) n.sub·or′di·na′tive (-nə′tĭv) adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | subordinateness - secondary importancesubsidiarityinferiority, lower rank, lower status - the state of being inferiorhandmaid, handmaiden, servant - in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"junior status - in a junior positionsubservientness, subservience - in a subservient state |
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Synonyms for subordinatenessnoun secondary importanceSynonymsRelated Words- inferiority
- lower rank
- lower status
- handmaid
- handmaiden
- servant
- junior status
- subservientness
- subservience
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