Associations to the word «Subordination»

Wiktionary

SUBORDINATION, noun. The process of making something subordinate.
SUBORDINATION, noun. The property of being subordinate.
SUBORDINATION, noun. The quality of being properly obedient to a superior (as a superior officer).

Dictionary definition

SUBORDINATION, noun. The state of being subordinate to something.
SUBORDINATION, noun. The semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class.
SUBORDINATION, noun. The grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head.
SUBORDINATION, noun. The quality of obedient submissiveness.
SUBORDINATION, noun. The act of mastering or subordinating someone.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche