Chapter 1658

Subminister <Xpage=1435>

Sub*min"is*ter , v. i. To be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] "Our passions . . . subminister to the best and worst purposes."

L'EStrange.

Subministrant <Xpage=1435>

Sub*min"is*trant (?) , a. [L. subministrans , p.pr.] Subordinate; subservient. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Subministrate <Xpage=1435>

Sub*min"is*trate (?) , v. t. [See Subminister .] To supply; to afford; to subminister. [Obs.]

Harvey.

Subministration <Xpage=1435>

Sub*min`is*tra"tion (?) , n. [L. subministratio .] The act of subministering. [Obs.]

Sir H. Wotton.

Submiss <Xpage=1435>

Sub*miss" (?) , a. [L. submissus , p.p. of submittere to let down, to lower. See Submit .] 1. Submissive; humble; obsequious. [Archaic] "Soft Silence and submiss Obedience." Spenser . "Stooping and submiss ."

R. L. Stevenson.

2. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices . [R.]

Submission <Xpage=1435>

Sub*mis"sion (?) , n. [L. submissio a letting down, lowering: cf. F. soumission .] 1. The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or authority; surrender of the person and power to the control or government of another; obedience; compliance.

Submission , dauphin! 't is a mere French word; We English warrious wot not what it means. Shak.

2. The state of being submissive; acknowledgement of inferiority or dependence; humble or suppliant behavior; meekness; resignation.

In all submission and humility York doth present himself unto your highness. Shak.

No duty in religion is more justly required by God . . . than a perfect submission to his will in all things. Sir W. Temple.

3. Acknowledgement of a fault; confession of error.

Be not as extreme in submission As in offense. Shak.

4. (Law) An agreement by which parties engage to submit any matter of controversy between them to the decision of arbitrators.

Wharton (Law Dict.). Bouvier.

Submissive <Xpage=1435>

Sub*mis"sive (?) , a. 1. Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble.

Not at his feet submissive in distress, Creature so fair his reconcilement seeking. Milton.

2. Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as, a submissive demeanor .

With a submissive step I hasted down. Prior.

Syn. -- Obedient; compliant; yielding; obsequious; subservient; humble; modest; passive.

-- Sub*mis"sive*ly , adv. -- Sub*mis"sive*ness , n.

Submissly <Xpage=1435>

Sub*miss"ly (?) , adv. In a submissive manner; with a submission. [Archaic]

Jer. Taylor.

Submissness <Xpage=1435>

Sub*miss"ness , n. Submissiveness. [Obs.]

Submit <Xpage=1435>

Sub*mit" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Submitted (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Submitting .] [L. submittere ; sub under + mittere to send: cf. F. soumettre . See Missile .] 1. To let down; to lower. [Obs.]

Sometimes the hill submits itself a while. Dryden.

2. To put or place under.

The bristled throat Of the submitted sacrifice with ruthless steel he cut. Chapman.

3. To yield, resign, or surrender to power, will, or authority; -- often with the reflexive pronoun.

Ye ben submitted through your free assent. Chaucer.

The angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. Gen. xvi. 9.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands. Eph. v. 22.

4. To leave or commit to the discretion or judgment of another or others; to refer; as, to submit a controversy to arbitrators; to submit a question to the court ; -- often followed by a dependent proposition as the object.

Whether the condition of the clergy be able to bear a heavy burden, is submitted to the house. Swift.

We submit that a wooden spoon of our day would not be justified in calling Galileo and Napier blockheads because they never heard of the differential calculus. Macaulay.

Submit <Xpage=1435>

Sub*mit" , v. i. 1. To yield one's person to the power of another; to give up resistance; to surrender.

The revolted provinces presently submitted . C. Middleton.

2. To yield one's opinion to the opinion of authority of another; to be subject; to acquiesce.

To thy husband's will Thine shall submit . Milton.

3. To be submissive or resigned; to yield without murmuring.

Our religion requires from us . . . to submit to pain, disgrace, and even death. Rogers.

Submitter <Xpage=1435>

Sub*mit"ter (?) , n. One who submits.

Whitlock.

Submonish <Xpage=1435>

Sub*mon"ish (?) , v. t. [L. submonere . See Summon , and -ish .] To suggest; to prompt. [R.] "The submonishing inclinations of my senses."

T. Granger.

Submonition <Xpage=1435>

Sub`mo*ni"tion (?) , n. [LL. submonitio .] Suggestion; prompting. [R.]

T. Granger.

Submucous <Xpage=1435>

Sub*mu"cous (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated under a mucous membrane.

Submultiple <Xpage=1435>

Sub*mul"ti*ple (?) , n. (Math.) A number or quality which is contained in another an exact number of times, or is an aliquot part of it; thus, 7 is the submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times.

Submultiple <Xpage=1435>

Sub*mul"ti*ple , a. (Math.) Of or pertaining to a submultiple; being a submultiple; as, a submultiple number; submultiple ratio .

Submuscular <Xpage=1435>

Sub*mus"cu*lar (?) , a. Situated underneath a muscle or muscles.

Subnarcotic <Xpage=1435>

Sub`nar*cot"ic (?) , a. (Med.) Moderately narcotic.

Subnasal <Xpage=1435>

Sub*na"sal (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated under the nose; as, the subnasal point, or the middle point of the inferior border of the anterior nasal aperture .

Subnascent <Xpage=1435>

Sub*nas"cent (?) , a. [L. subnascens , p.pr. of subnasci to grow under; sub under + nasci to be born.] Growing underneath. [R.]

Evelyn.

Subnect <Xpage=1435>

Sub*nect" (?) , v. t. [L. subnectere , subnextum ; sub under + nectere to tie.] To tie or fasten beneath; to join beneath. [R.]

Pope.

Subnex <Xpage=1435>

Sub*nex" (?) , v. t. [See Subnect .] To subjoin; to subnect. [Obs.]

Holland.

Subnormal <Xpage=1435>

Sub*nor"mal (?) , n. (Geom.) That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.

Subnotation <Xpage=1435>

Sub`no*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. subnotatio a signing underneath, fr. subnotare to subscribe; sub under + notare to note or mark.] A rescript.

Bouvier.

Subnotochordal <Xpage=1435>

Sub*no`to*chor"dal (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated on the ventral side of the notochord; as, the subnotochordal rod .

Subnuvolar <Xpage=1435>

Sub*nu"vo*lar (?) , a. [Pref. sub + It. nuvola cloud: cf. L. subnubilus somewhat cloudy.] Under the clouds; attended or partly covered or obscured by clouds; somewhat cloudy. [R. & Poetic]

Subnuvolar lights of evening sharply slant. Milnes.

Subobscurely <Xpage=1435>

Sub`ob*scure"ly (?) , adv. Somewhat obscurely or darkly. [R.]

Donne.

Subobtuse <Xpage=1435>

Sub`ob*tuse" (?) , a. Partially obtuse.

Suboccipital <Xpage=1435>

Sub`oc*cip"i*tal (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput; as, the suboccipital , or first cervical, nerve .

Suboctave, Suboctuple <Xpage=1435>

Sub*oc"tave (?) , Sub*oc"tu*ple (?) , a. Containing one part of eight; having the ratio of one to eight.

Bp. Wilkins.

Subocular <Xpage=1435>

Sub*oc"u*lar (?) , a. [Pref. sub + ocular : cf. L. subocularis .] (Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the eye.

Subofficer <Xpage=1435>

Sub*of"fi*cer (?) , n. [Pref. sub + officer : cf. F. sous-officer .] An under or subordinate officer.

Subopercular <Xpage=1435>

Sub`o*per"cu*lar (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated below the operculum; pertaining to the suboperculum. -- n. The suboperculum.

Suboperculum <Xpage=1435>

Sub`o*per"cu*lum (?) , n. [NL. See Sub- , Operculum .] (Anat.) The lower opercular bone in fishes.

Suborbicular, Suborbiculate <Xpage=1435>

Sub`or*bic"u*lar (?) , Sub`or*bic"u*late (?) , a. Almost orbiculate or orbicular.

Suborbital, Suborbitar <Xpage=1435>

Sub*or"bit*al (?) , Sub*or"bit*ar (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated under or below the orbit.

Suborder <Xpage=1435>

Sub*or"der (?) , n. (Nat. Hist.) A division of an order; a group of genera of a little lower rank than an order and of greater importance than a tribe or family; as, cichoraceous plants form a suborder of Composit\'91 .

Subordinacy <Xpage=1435>

Sub*or"di*na*cy (?) , n. [See Subordinate .] The quality or state of being subordinate, or subject to control; subordination, as, to bring the imagination to act in subordinacy to reason .

Spectator.

Subordinance, Subordinancy <Xpage=1435>

Sub*or"di*nance (?) , Sub*or"di*nan*cy (?) , n. [Pref. sub + L. ordinans , p.pr. of ordinare . See Subordinate , a. ] Subordinacy; subordination. [Obs.]

Dr. H. More. Sir W. Temple.

Subordinary <Xpage=1435>

Sub*or"di*na*ry (?) , n. (Her.) One of several heraldic bearings somewhat less common than an ordinary. See Ordinary .

&hand; Different writers name different bearings as subordinaries, but the bar , bend , sinister , pile , inescutcheon bordure , gyron , and quarter , are always considered subordinaries by those who do not class them as ordinaries.

Subordinate <Xpage=1435>

Sub*or"di*nate (?) , a. [Pref. sub + L. ordinatus , p.p. of ordinare to set in order, to arrange. See Ordain .] 1. Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.

The several kinds and subordinate species of each are easily distinguished. Woodward.

2. Inferior in order, nature, dignity, power, importance, or the like.

It was subordinate , not enslaved, to the understanding. South.

Subordinate <Xpage=1435>

Sub*or"di*nate , n. One who stands in order or rank below another; -- distinguished from a principal .

Milton.

Subordinate <Xpage=1435>

Sub*or"di*nate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Subordinated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Subordinating .] 1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one creature to another .

2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate the passions to reason .

-- Sub*or"di*nate*ly , adv. -- Sub*or"di*nate*ness , n.

Subordination <Xpage=1435>

Sub*or`di*na"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. subordination .] 1. The act of subordinating, placing in a lower order, or subjecting.

2. The quality or state of being subordinate or inferior to an other; inferiority of rank or dignity; subjection.

Natural creature having a local subordination . Holyday.

3. Place of inferior rank.

Persons who in their several subordinations would be obliged to follow the example of their superiors. Swift.

Subordinative <Xpage=1435>

Sub*or"di*na*tive (?) , a. Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative conjunction .

Suborn <Xpage=1435>

Sub*orn" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Suborned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suborning .] [F. suborner , L. subornare ; sub under, secretly + ornare to furnish, provide, equip, adorn. See Ornament .] 1. (Law) To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, such oath being actually taken.

Sir W. O. Russell.

2. To procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by indirect means; to incite secretly; to instigate.

Thou art suborned against his honor. Shak.

Those who by despair suborn their death. Dryden.

Subornation <Xpage=1435>

Sub`or*na"tion (?) , n. [F. subornation .] 1. (Law) The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury.

Blackstone.

2. The sin or offense of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action, as by bribes or persuasion.

Foul subornation is predominant. Shak.

The sort of chicanery attending the subornation of managers in the Leibnitz controversy. De Quinsey.

Suborner <Xpage=1435>

Sub*orn"er (?) , n. One who suborns or procures another to take, a false oath; one who procures another to do a bad action.

Suboval <Xpage=1435>

Sub*o"val (?) , a. Somewhat oval; nearly oval.

Subovate <Xpage=1435>

Sub*o"vate (?) , a. Nearly in the form of an egg, or of the section of an egg, but having the inferior extremity broadest; nearly ovate.

Subovated <Xpage=1435>

Sub*o"va*ted (?) , a. Subovate. [R.]

Suboxide <Xpage=1435>

Sub*ox"ide (?) , n. (Chem.) An oxide containing a relatively small amount of oxygen, and less than the normal proportion; as, potassium suboxide , K4O .

Subpeduncular <Xpage=1435>

Sub`pe*dun"cu*lar (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated beneath the peduncle; as, the subpeduncular lobe of the cerebellum .

Subpedunculate <Xpage=1435>

Sub`pe*dun"cu*late (?) , a. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Supported on, or growing from, a very short stem; having a short peduncle.

Subpellucid <Xpage=1435>

Sub`pel*lu"cid (?) , a. Somewhat pellucid; nearly pellucid.

Subpena <Xpage=1435>

Sub*pe"na (?) , n. & v. t. See Subp\'d2na .

Subpentangular <Xpage=1435>

Sub`pen*tan"gu*lar (?) , a. Nearly or approximately pentangular; almost pentangular.

Subpericardial <Xpage=1435>

Sub*per`i*car"di*al (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated under the cardiac pericardium.

Subperiosteal <Xpage=1435>

Sub*per`i*os"te*al (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated under the periosteum.

Subperiosteal operation (Surg.) , a removal of bone effected without taking away the periosteum.

Subperitoneal <Xpage=1435>

Sub*per`i*to"ne*al (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated under the peritoneal membrane.

Subpetiolar <Xpage=1435>

Sub*pet"i*o*lar (?) , a. (Bot.) Concealed within the base of the petiole, as the leaf buds of the plane tree.

Subpleural <Xpage=1435>

Sub*pleu"ral (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated under the pleural membrane.

Subpodophyllous <Xpage=1435>

Sub*pod`o*phyl"lous (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated under the podophyllous tissue of the horse's foot.

Subp\'d2na <Xpage=1435>

Sub*p\'d2"na (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. See Pain .] (Law) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is commanded to appear and answer the plaintiff's bill. [Written also subpena .]

Subp\'d2na ad testificandum (<?/) . [NL.] A writ used to procure the attendance of a witness for the purpose of testifying. -- Subp\'d2na duces tecum (<?/) . [NL.] A writ which requires a witness to attend and bring certain documents.

Subp\'d2na <Xpage=1435>

Sub*p\'d2"na , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Subp\'d2naed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Subp\'d2naing .] (Law) To serve with a writ of subp\'d2na; to command attendance in court by a legal writ, under a penalty in case of disobedience.

Subp\'d2nal <Xpage=1435>

Sub*p\'d2"nal (?) , a. Required or done under penalty.

Gauden.

Subpolar <Xpage=1435>

Sub*po"lar (?) , a. Situated below the poles.

Subpolygonal <Xpage=1435>

Sub`po*lyg"o*nal (?) , a. Approximately polygonal; somewhat or almost polygonal.

Subprehensile <Xpage=1435>

Sub`pre*hen"sile (?) , a. Somewhat prehensile; prehensile in an inferior degree.

Subprior <Xpage=1435>

Sub*pri"or (?) , n. [Pref. sub + prior : cf. F. sous-prieur .] (Eccl.) The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists the prior.

Subpubic <Xpage=1435>

Sub*pu"bic (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated under, or posterior to, the pubic bones.

Subpulmonary <Xpage=1435>

Sub*pul"mo*na*ry (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lungs.

Subpurchaser <Xpage=1435>

Sub*pur"chas*er (?) , n. A purchaser who buys from a purchaser; one who buys at second hand.

Subpyriform <Xpage=1435>

Sub*pyr"i*form (?) , a. Somewhat pyriform.

Subquadrate <Xpage=1435>

Sub*quad"rate (?) , a. Nearly or approximately square; almost square.

Subquadruple <Xpage=1435>

Sub*quad"ru*ple (?) , a. Containing one part of four; in the ratio of one to four; as, subquadruple proportion .

Bp. Wilkins.

Subquinquefid <Xpage=1435>

Sub*quin"que*fid (?) , a. Almost quinquefid; nearly quinquefid.

Subquintuple <Xpage=1435>

Sub*quin"tu*ple (?) , a. Having the ratio of one to five; as, subquintuple proportion .

Bp. Wilkins.

Subreader <Xpage=1435>

Sub*read"er (?) , n. (Law) An under reader in the inns of court, who reads the texts of law the reader is to discourse upon. [Eng.]

Crabb.

Subrector <Xpage=1435>

Sub*rec"tor (?) , n. An assistant restor. [Eng.]

Subreligion <Xpage=1435>

Sub`re*li"gion (?) , n. A secondary religion; a belief or principle held in a quasi religious veneration.