"subjecthood" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From subject + -hood. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|subject|hood}} subject + -hood Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} subjecthood (uncountable)
  1. The condition or state of being a subject. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-subjecthood-en-noun-lkrKaYvk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -hood, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 23 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -hood: 58 22 20 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 50 28 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 7 16
  2. (linguistics) The condition or state of a word or expression, such as a noun phrase, being the subject of a sentence. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-subjecthood-en-noun-uQED8R5i Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (political science) The condition or state of a person being a subject of a nation or a monarch. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Political science Meronyms (of a nation): citizenship
    Sense id: en-subjecthood-en-noun-6jYKn2a9 Topics: political-science, social-sciences Disambiguation of 'of a nation': 0 0 100
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