1.an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
2.a word that is more specific than a given word
3.lower in rank or importance
4.subject or submissive to authority or the control of another;
a subordinate kingdom
5.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
6.inferior in rank or status;
the junior faculty
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