subjection
sub·jec·tion
noun
1.
forced submission to control by others
2.
the act of conquering
Origin
From Middle English subjectioun, from Anglo-Norman subjectioun, Old French subjection (Modern French sujétion), and their etymon Latin subjectiō. By surface analysis, subject + -ion.
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