subordinate

subordinate (s[schwa]-bor-d[schwa]-nit), adj.

1. Placed in or belonging to a lower rank, class, or position (a subordinate lien).

2. Subject to another’s authority or control (a subordinate lawyer).

subordinate (s[schwa]-bor-d[schwa]-nayt), vb. To place in a lower rank, class, or position; to assign a lower priority to (subordinate the debt to a different class of claims).

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