subordinate

sub·or·di·nate

1. Belonging to a lower or inferior class or rank; secondary.
2. Subject to the authority or control of another.

1. To put in a lower or inferior rank or class.
2. To make subservient; subdue.

Origin: Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, to put in a lower rank : Latin sub-, sub- + Latin ōrdināre, to set in order (from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots).

Related Forms:

• subordinately sub·orˈdi·nate·ly adverb

• sub·orˈdi·nate·ness, sub·orˌdi·naˈtion (-nāˈshən) noun

• subordinative sub·orˈdi·naˌtive (-nəˌtĭv) adjective