subjectĭo, ōnis, f. [subicio], a laying, putting, or placing under.
I Lit.
A In gen.: rerum sub aspectum paene subjectio, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 202: totius rei sub oculos subjectio, Gell. 10, 3, 7; Quint. 9, 2, 40.—
B In partic.
1 A representation , Vitr. 9, 8; 9, 9.—
2 A substituting , forging : testamentorum, Liv. 39, 18.—
II A subjugation , reduction to obedience : provinciarum, Oros. 3, 14 fin. : mentium, Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 12, § 27: in omni subjectione, in all submissiveness , Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 11; the state of slavery , Jornand. Get. 32.—
III Trop., an annexing , subjoining.
A In gen.: rationis, Auct. Her. 4, 17, 24.— Plur. , Vitr. 9, 7, 7; 9, 8, 1.—
B In partic., rhet. t. t.
α An answer subjoined by an orator to a question which he has just asked, Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33; Quint. 9, 3, 98. —
β An added explanation , Auct. Her. 2, 18, 28.