adj.
1.lower in rank or importance
2.subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
3.of a clause
4.inferior in rank or status subordinate n.
1.an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
2.a word that is more specific than a given word subordinate v.
1.rank or order as less important or consider of less value
2.make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
Idiom of the Day
ferret out (something) from (someone) or ferret (information or something) out of (someone)
to get something from someone by being persistent
I tried hard to ferret out the time of the party from my friend.