adjective Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
adjective Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
adjective dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.
adjective Descending in a regular series.
noun One who is subordinate.
noun A hyponym.
verb To make subservient or secondary. To embed (a clause) into another clause that is the main one.
verb To embed (a clause) into another clause that is the main one.