subjugation

[suhb-juh-gey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement.

   The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.

Other Word Forms

• nonsubjugation noun
• self-subjugation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of subjugation¹

First recorded in 1425–75; from Late Latin subjugation-, stem of subjugatio, equivalent to subjugat(us), past participle of subjugare “to make subject” + -io -ion ( def. ); subjugate ( def. )

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