subordination
noun
the act of placing in a lower rank or position.
subordinacy
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a variation of
subordination.
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a word derived from
subordinate.
subordinateadjectiveplaced in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
Example Sentences
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Inferiority -- N. inferiority, minority, subordinacy; shortcoming, deficiency; minimum; smallness &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
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 Wiliam Cabell Bruce
The term of necessity implies supremacy and subordinacy.
From The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan
