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subordination definition

sub·or·di·na·tion (sə bôrd′'n ā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a subordinating or being subordinated
  2. Now Rare subjection or submission to rank, power, or authority; obedience

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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