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Inferiority -- N. inferiority, minority, subordinacy; shortcoming, deficiency; minimum; smallness &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

He wished therefore that such expressions as "the supreme authority of Parliament," "the subordinacy of our Assemblies to the Parliament" and the like were no longer employed in the colonies.

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell

The term of necessity implies supremacy and subordinacy.

From The New Irish Constitution by Morgan, J. H.