subordinate

subordinate: sub·or·di·nate¹ /sə-'bȯrd-ən-ət/ adj

1: placed in or occupying a lower rank, class, or position

2: submissive to or controlled by authority

sub·or·di·nate² /sə-'bȯrd-ən-ˌāt/ vt -nat·ed, -nat·ing: to assign lower priority to (as a debt or creditor): postpone satisfaction of until after satisfaction of another

the equitable assignee will be subordinated to the rights of the assignor's trustee in bankruptcy — J. D. Calamari and J. M. Perillo

subordinate: I adjective subordinate position, accessory, ancillary, auxiliary, collateral, humble, inferior, junior, less important, less significant, lesser, low-level, lower, lower in rank, lowly, minor, secondary, subaltern, subject, subjected, submissive, subservient, subsidiary associated concepts: subordinate interest, subordinate lien II index ancillary (subsidiary), assistant, coadjutant, dependent, derivative, employee, extrinsic, impose (subject), incidental, inferior (lower in position), minor, obsequious, passive, pliant, secondary, sequacious, servile, slight, subaltern, subject (conditional), subject, subservient, subsidiary, supplementary, tangential

subordinate: adj.
Below someone or something else; of lower rank or importance.
n.
A person ranked below another.
v.
To rank something below something else; to give one debt or claim lower priority than another debt or claim.
n.
subordination

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Synonyms:

Inferior, subservient, subject, ancillary, minor, secondary / Inferior, dependant / Inferior, subject, subservient, Subject, make subordinate, make subservient

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subordinate — subordinate, subordinated, subordination Debts or claims that have a lower status or priority than other debts or claims are subordinate. For example, creditor A may agree in a subordination agreement to have its claims on the cash flow or on the … Financial and business terms
subordinate — adj Subordinate, secondary, dependent, subject, tributary, collateral are comparable when they mean placed in or belonging to a class, rank, or status lower than the highest or the first in importance or power. Subordinate applies to a person or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
subordinate — [sə bôrd′ n it; ] for v [., səbôr′də nāt΄] adj. [ME < ML subordinatus, pp. of subordinare < L sub , under + ordinare, to order: see ORDAIN] 1. inferior to or placed below another in rank, power, importance, etc.; secondary 2. under the… … English World dictionary
Subordinate — Sub*or di*nate, a. [Pref. sub + L. ordinatus, p. p. of ordinare to set in order, to arrange. See {Ordain}.] 1. Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position. [1913 Webster] The several kinds and subordinate species … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subordinate — Sub*or di*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subordinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subordinating}.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To make … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subordinate — [adj] lesser, supplementary accessory, adjuvant, ancillary, auxiliary, baser, below par, collateral, contributory, dependent, inferior, insignificant, junior, low, lower, minor, paltry, satellite, secondary, second fiddle*, secondstring*, smaller … New thesaurus
subordinate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lower in rank or position. 2) of less or secondary importance. ► NOUN ▪ a person under the authority or control of another. ► VERB 1) treat or regard as subordinate. 2) make subservient or dependent … English terms dictionary
Subordinate — Sub*or di*nate, n. One who stands in order or rank below another; distinguished from a principal. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subordinate — sub|or|di|nate1 [səˈbo:dınət US ˈbo:r ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: , past participle of subordinare to subordinate , from Latin ordinare; ORDAIN] 1.) in a less important position than someone else ▪ a subordinate officer… … Dictionary of contemporary English
subordinate — I UK [səˈbɔː(r)dɪnət] / US [səˈbɔrdɪnət] adjective * 1) having less power or authority than someone else He handed the case down to one of his subordinate officers. subordinate to: All members of the committee are subordinate to the chairman. 2)… … English dictionary

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