·adj Inferior in order, nature, dignity, power, importance, or the like.
II. Subordinate ·adj Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.
III. Subordinate ·noun One who stands in order or rank below another;
— distinguished from a principal.
IV. Subordinate ·vt To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate the passions to reason.
V. Subordinate ·vt To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one creature to another.