Associations to the word «Subjection»

Wiktionary

SUBJECTION, noun. The act of bringing something under the control of something else.
SUBJECTION, noun. The state of being subjected.

Dictionary definition

SUBJECTION, noun. Forced submission to control by others.
SUBJECTION, noun. The act of conquering.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats