Subordination
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of mastering or subordinating someone
(2) The quality of obedient submissiveness
(3) The grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head
(4) The semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
(5) The state of being subordinate to something
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The process of making something subordinate.
- The property of being subordinate.
- The quality of being properly obedient to a superior (as a superior officer).