adj 1: lower in rank or importance [syn: low-level] [ant: dominant]
2: subject or submissive to authority or the control of
another; "a subordinate kingdom" [ant: insubordinate]
3: (grammar) 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" [syn: dependent] [ant: independent]
4: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly
corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate
functionary" [syn: junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subaltern]
n 1: someone subject to the authority or control of another [syn: subsidiary, underling]
2: a word that is more specific than a given word [syn: hyponym, subordinate word]
v : rank as less important