The concept of agreeing to make an otherwise senior interest junior (or subordinate) to an interest which otherwise would be a junior interest.
Subordination may refer to
- Subordination in a hierarchy (in military, society, etc.)
- Insubordination, disobedience
- Subordination (linguistics)
- Subordination (finance)
- Subordination agreement, a legal document used to deprecate the claim of one party in favor of another
- Subordination (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse
English
Etymology
From Middle French subordination, from Medieval Latin subordinatio.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/
- (General American