subordination

noun

the act of mastering or subordinating someone

the quality of obedient submissiveness

the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head

the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class

the state of being subordinate to something

Roots

subsub- · Latin · under, below ordo-ordin · Latin · order, rank

Synonyms for subordination

subjectionn subserviencen subserviencyadj servilityn

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Where does subordination come from?

The word subordination breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sub-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -ordin, from Latin ordo (“order, rank”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.