Definitions of subordinate:

• noun:   an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
• noun:   a word that is more specific than a given word
• verb:   make subordinate, dependent, or subservient

  Example: "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

• verb:   rank or order as less important or consider of less value

  Example: "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"

• adjective:   subject or submissive to authority or the control of another

  Example: "A subordinate kingdom"

• adjective:   lower in rank or importance
• adjective:   of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

  Example: "A subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"

• adjective:   inferior in rank or status

  Example: "A subordinate functionary"