单词 | subjugal |
释义 | subjugal/sʌbˈdʒuːɡl/rare adjective 1That is under a person's dominion; subservient, subordinate. 2 Music. = plagal. Now historical and rare. 3 Anatomy. Located below the zygomatic (jugal) bone. OriginEarly 16th century; earliest use found in Mary Magdalene. From post-classical Latin subiugalis (of a beast of burden) accustomed to the yoke (early 5th cent.; compare subiugale (neuter noun) beast of burden (Vetus Latina, Vulgate)), subservient, (in music) plagal from classical Latin sub- + iugum yoke + -ālis. |
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