SUBORDINATE

Definition of SUBORDINATE

  1. (noun)an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  2. (noun)a word that is more specific than a given word
  3. (adj)lower in rank or importance
  4. (adj)subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
  5. (adj)(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
  6. (verb)rank or order as less important or consider of less value
  7. (verb)make subordinate, dependent, or subservient