suborˈdinately adverb

suborˈdinateness noun

subordināˈtion noun

1. Arrangement in a series of successive orders
2. The disposition of successive recessed arches in an archway (architecture)
3. The act of subordinating or placing in a lower order
4. The state of being subordinate
5. Inferiority of rank or position
6. Submission and obedience to authority

subordināˈtionism noun

The doctrine according to which the second and third Persons of the Trinity are subordinate to the first

subordināˈtionist noun

suborˈdinātive adjective

subordinate clause noun (grammar)

A clause which cannot function as a separate sentence in its own right, but performs an adjectival, adverbial or nominal function

subordinated debt

Same as mezzanine finance (see under mezzanine)

subordinating conjunction noun (grammar)

A conjunction which introduces a subordinate clause