subordinate
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