Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SUB-OR'DIN-A-TED, pp.

Placed in an inferior rank; considered as of inferior importance; subjected.

SUB-OR'DIN-ATE-LY, adv.

1. In a lower rank or of inferior importance.
2. In a series regularly descending. – Decay of Piety.

SUB-OR-DIN-A'TION, n. [Fr. See Subordinate.]

1. The state of being inferior to another; inferiority of rank or dignity.
2. A series regularly descending. Natural creatures having a local subordination. – Holiday.
3. Place of rank among inferiors. Persons, who in their several subordination, would be obliged to follow the example of their superiors. – Swift.
4. Subjection; state of being under control or government. The most glorious military achievements would be a calamity and a curse, if purchased at the expense of habits of subordination and love of order. – J. Evarts.

SUB-ORN', v.t. [Fr. suborner; It. subornare; Sp. subornar; L. suborno; sub and orno. The sense of orno, in this word, and the primary sense, is to put on, to furnish. Hence suborno, to furnish privately, that is, to bribe.]

1. In law, to procure a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury. – Blackstone.
2. To procure privately or by collusion. Or else thou art suborn'd against his honor. – Shak.
3. To procure by indirect means. Those who by despair suborn their death. – Dryden.

SUB-OR-NA'TION, n. [Fr.]

1. In law, the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury. – Blackstone.
2. The crime of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action. – Shak. Swift.

SUB-ORN'ED, pp.

Procured to take a false oath, or to do a bad action.

SUB-ORN'ER, n.

One who procures another to take a false oath, or to do a bad action.

SUB-ORN'ING, ppr.

Procuring one to take a false oath, or to do a criminal action.

SUB-O'VATE, a. [L. sub and ovatus, from ovum, an egg.]

Almost ovate; nearly in the form of an egg, but having the inferior extremity broadest. – Martyn.

SUB-PE'NA, n. [L. sub and pœna, pain, penalty.]

A writ commanding the attendance in court of the person on whom it is served; as witnesses, &c.

SUB-PE'NA, v.t.

To serve with a writ of subpena; to command attendance in court by a legal writ.

SUB-PE'NA-ED, pp.

Served with a writ of subpena.

SUB-PE'NA-ING, ppr.

Commanding attendance in court by a legal writ.

SUB-PER-PEN-DIC'U-LAR, n. [sub and perpendicular.]

A subnormal, – which see.

SUB-PET'I-O-LATE, a. [sub and petiole.]

In botany, having a very short petiole. – Martyn.

SUB-POR-PHY-RIT'IC, a.

Allied to porphyritic, but containing smaller and less distinctly marked points or crystals. – Percival's Geol.

SUB-PRI'OR, n. [sub and prior.]

The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists the prior. – South. Cyc.

SUB-PUR'CHA-SER, n.

A purchaser who buys from a purchaser.

SUB-QUAD'RATE, a.

Nearly square. – Say.

SUB-QUAD'RU-PLE, a. [sub and quadruple.]

Containing one part of four; as subquadruple proportion. – Wilkins.

SUB-QUIN'QUE-FID, a. [sub and quinquefid.]

Almost quinquefid. – Lee.

SUB-QUIN'TU-PLE, a. [sub and quintuple.]

Containing one part of five; as, subquintuple proportion. – Wilkins.

SUB-RA'MOSE, or SUB-RA'MOUS, a. [L. sub and ramosus, full of branches.]

In botany, having few branches. – Lee.

SUB-REC'TOR, n. [sub and rector.]

A rector's deputy or substitute. – Walton.

SUB-REP'TION, n. [L. subreptio, from subrepo, to creep under.]

The act of obtaining a favor by surprise or unfair representation, that is, by suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts. – Dict.