subordinations
Placing things below
Subordinations is the plural of subordination, the act of placing something in a lower rank or making it dependent on something else.
In grammar, subordination joins clauses so that one depends on another: The sentence uses multiple subordinations to build complexity.
In law, subordinations are agreements where one creditor accepts lower priority than another: The bank required subordinations from existing lenders before approving the loan.
Superior influence over others
- submissionYielding to another's will
- subservienceExcessive willingness to obey
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- obedienceCompliance with authority
ranking · pecking order · chain of command · inferior · superior · underling · vassalage · dependency
Provision in agreement
- dependentRequiring outside support
- conjunctionWord joining clauses together
- relativeConnected by blood
- adverbialFunctioning as manner-marker
conditional · complement · embedded · antecedent · modifier · syntax · sentence · restrictive
dominance
Superior influence over others
- submissionYielding to another's will
- subservienceExcessive willingness to obey
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
obedience · ranking · pecking order · chain of command · inferior · superior · underling · vassalage · dependency · subjection
clause
Provision in agreement
- dependentRequiring outside support
- conjunctionWord joining clauses together
- relativeConnected by blood
adverbial · conditional · complement · embedded · antecedent · modifier · syntax · sentence · restrictive · nonrestrictive
subordinationsdominations
Positions of supreme authority
supremacies · ascendancies · masteries · hegemonies · commands
subordinationsequalities
States of being equal
equivalences · parities · coordinations · parity · peer relationships
subordinationsindependences
States of self-governance
autonomies · liberations · freedoms · emancipations · sovereignties