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SUBSIDIARITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Secondary importance
Synonyms:
subordinateness; subsidiarity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("subsidiarity" is a kind of...):
inferiority; lower rank; lower status (the state of being inferior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "subsidiarity"):
handmaid; handmaiden; servant (in a subordinate position)
junior status (in a junior position)
subservience; subservientness (in a subservient state)
Derivation:
subsidiary (functioning in a supporting capacity)
