noun: the quality of obedient submissiveness
noun: the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head
noun: the state of being subordinate to something
noun: the act of mastering or subordinating someone
noun: the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
CHAPTER XIII.
"Life implies this interdependence and harmonious interaction of parts, and the subordination of all to some universal plan." "Life and intelligence are powers, and rule; but Nature cannot create power, therefore life and intelligence are from a higher source."—J. W. Reynolds, M.A.
[Harmonies of Tones and Colours, Diagram X - Minor Keynotes Developing by Sevens, page 35a]