"subjection" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-subjection.ogg Forms: subjections [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman subjectioun, from Old French subjection (Modern French sujétion), from Latin subjectiō. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|xno|subjectioun}} Anglo-Norman subjectioun, {{uder|en|fro|subjection}} Old French subjection, {{uder|en|la|subjectiō}} Latin subjectiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} subjection (countable and uncountable, plural subjections)
  1. The act of bringing something under the control of something else. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-subjection-en-noun-ISSh384p
  2. The state of being subjected. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-subjection-en-noun-egJvGQ0R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (act of bringing under control): ὑποταγή (hupotagḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), подчинение (podčinenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), submissió [feminine] (Catalan), soumission [feminine] (French), Unterwerfung [feminine] (German), sottomissione [feminine] (Italian), submissão [feminine] (Portuguese), sumisión [feminine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'act of bringing under control': 52 48

Inflected forms

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