subordinate
     adj 1: lower in rank or importance [syn: {low-level}] [ant: {dominant}]
     2: subject or submissive to authority or the control of
        another; "a subordinate kingdom" [ant: {insubordinate}]
     3: of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a
        complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause
        functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a
        sentence" [syn: {dependent}] [ant: {independent}]
     4: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly
        corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate
        functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower}, {lower-ranking},
         {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}]
     n 1: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
          [syn: {subsidiary}, {underling}, {foot soldier}]
     2: a word that is more specific than a given word [syn: {hyponym},
         {subordinate word}]
     v 1: rank or order as less important or consider of less value;
          "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these
          schools"
     2: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes
        have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [syn: {subdue}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0