"sous-" meaning in English

See sous- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: Borrowed from French sous-. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|sous-}} Borrowed from French sous- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} sous-, {{en-prefix}} sous-
  1. Under. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-sous--en-prefix-7Q91vXF9
  2. Subordinate. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-sous--en-prefix-Iqd~5NvA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sousveillance, sous-chef, sous-vide, sous-prior
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 100",
      "word": "sousveillance"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 100",
      "word": "sous-chef"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 100",
      "word": "sous-vide"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 100",
      "word": "sous-prior"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "sous-"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from French sous-",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French sous-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sous-",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sous-",
      "name": "en-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "sousveillance, souterrain, sous-vide"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Under."
      ],
      "id": "en-sous--en-prefix-7Q91vXF9",
      "links": [
        [
          "Under",
          "under#Preposition"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "sous-chef, sous-prefect, sous-lieutenant"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Subordinate."
      ],
      "id": "en-sous--en-prefix-Iqd~5NvA",
      "links": [
        [
          "Subordinate",
          "subordinate#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sous-"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English prefixes",
    "English terms borrowed from French",
    "English terms derived from French",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "sousveillance"
    },
    {
      "word": "sous-chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "sous-vide"
    },
    {
      "word": "sous-prior"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "sous-"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from French sous-",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French sous-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sous-",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sous-",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "sousveillance, souterrain, sous-vide"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Under."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Under",
          "under#Preposition"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "sous-chef, sous-prefect, sous-lieutenant"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Subordinate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Subordinate",
          "subordinate#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sous-"
}

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