subordinate

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

a word that is more specific than a given word

lower in rank or importance

subject or submissive to authority or the control of another

• “a subordinate kingdom”

of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

• “a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence”

inferior in rank or status

• “the junior faculty”
• “a lowly corporal”
• “petty officialdom”
• “a subordinate functionary”

rank or order as less important or consider of less value

• “Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools”

make subordinate, dependent, or subservient

• “Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler”