subordinate
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Definition of subordinate:
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
a word that is more specific than a given word rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" lower in rank or importance subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" |