Someone who is lower in rank than another person, and is subject to the authority of a manager, etc. Less important.

"to bring into a subordinate position to something else, to make of less value, to make auxiliary or dependent," 1590s, from Medieval Latin subordinatus (see subordinate (adj.)). Related: Su [..]

"one inferior in power, rank, office, etc.," 1630s, from subordinate (adj.).

lower in rank or importance an assistant subject to the authority or control of another rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Scienc [..]

adj. Belonging to an inferior order in a classification.

Of lower rank.

It is person who is under the authority or control of another person. In the animals, it is an animal who will not be likely to get the resources when fighting with other animals.

1 : placed in or occupying a lower rank, class, or position 2 : submissive to or controlled by authority

refers to the fact that one entity’s position is inferior to another; for example, the mezzanine lender is subordinate to the primary lender, meaning that the primary lender is paid first and the mezz lender is paid next; thus, the mezz lender is in a riskier position if there is not enough NOI to pay them; the investor is paid last, and is in the [..]

(adj) lower in rank or importance(v) make subordinate, dependent, or subservient(n) an assistant subject to the authority or control of another(n) a word that is more specific than a given word(v) ran [..]

An animal with a lower social ranking than the leader of the group.

clause (leddsetning): a clause which fulfils a syntactic function in a phrase or in another clause. Subordinate clauses may be finite or non-finite , and their functions may be adjectival, adverbial, [..]

Lower ranking in power, control and privilege.

Refers to laws made by a lesser authority. A government department can be referred to as a subordinate authority, and the regulations it makes can be subordinate legislation.

Placed in a lower class, rank, or position. * Woodward *: The several kinds and subordinate species of each are easily distinguished. Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by, authority. * S [..]

Subject to, or junior to.