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Vinony

subordination

noun

  1. state of an individual who lacks freedom to take decisions
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/ / /səˌbɔɹdəˈneɪʃn̩/ / /səˌboːdɪˈnæɪʃn̩/

noun

Etymology: From Middle French subordination, from Medieval Latin subordinatio.

  1. The process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate.

    “Sound logic, as the habitual subordination of the individual to the species, and of the species to the genus […]”

  2. The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position.
  3. The quality of being properly obedient to a superior (as a superior officer); this quality as a systemic principle of discipline within a hierarchical organization.