society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject			[verb (transitive)]		 > keep in subjection (4)		
transitive. To keep down (literal and figurative); to keep under, keep in subjection, repress, oppress.
transitive. To keep under or in subjection.
transitive. To hold down; to hold in subjection or under control; to repress. spec. to retain (food, etc.) in one's stomach, without vomiting.
transitive. To keep in subjection; to snub.