Webster's Dictionary 1913

11260

Subserve (2)

Sub‐serve″, v. i. To be subservient or subordinate; to serve in an inferior capacity.Not made to rule,But to subserve where wisdom bears command. Milton.

11261

Subservience

{ Sub‐serv″i‐ence (?), Sub‐serv″i‐en‐cy (?) }, n. The quality or state of being subservient; instrumental fitness or use; hence, willingness to serve another's purposes; in a de...

11262

Subservient

Sub‐serv″i‐ent (?), a. [L. subserviens, -entis, p. pr. See Subserve.] Fitted or disposed to subserve; useful in an inferior capacity; serving to promote some end; subordinate; h...

11263

Subserviently

Sub‐serv″i‐ent‐ly, adv. In a subservient manner.

11264

Subsesqui-

Sub‐ses″qui– (?). [Pref. sub- + sesqui-.] (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting the combination of constituents (especially electro-negative and electro-positive bod...

11265

Subsextuple

Sub‐sex″tu‐ple (?), a. Having the ratio of one to six; as, a subsextuple proportion. Bp. Wilkins.

11266

Subside

Sub‐side″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Subsided; p. pr. & vb. n.Subsiding.] [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See Sit.] ...

11267

Subsidence

{ Sub‐sid″ence (?), Sub‐sid″en‐cy (?), } n. [L. subsidens, -entis, p. pr. of subsidere. See Subside.] The act or process of subsiding.The subdual or subsidence of the more viole...

11268

Subsidiarily

Sub‐sid″i‐a‐ri‐ly (?), adv. In a subsidiary manner; so as to assist.

11269

Subsidiary

Sub‐sid″i‐a‐ry (?), a. [L. subsidiarius: cf. F. subsidiaire. See Subsidy.] 1. Furnishing aid; assisting; auxiliary; helping; tributary; especially, aiding in an inferior positio...

11270

Subsidiary (2)

Sub‐sid″i‐a‐ry, n.; pl.Subsidiaries (�). One who, or that which, contributes aid or additional supplies; an assistant; an auxiliary. Hammond.

11271

Subsidize

Sub″si‐dize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Subsidized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Subsidizing (?).] [From Subsidy.] To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a...

11272

Subsidy

Sub″si‐dy (?), n.; pl.Subsidies (#). [L. subsidium the troops stationed in reserve in the third line of battlem reserve, support, help, fr. subsidere to sit down, lie in wait: c...

11273

Subsign

Sub‐sign″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Subsigned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Subsigning.] [L. subsignare; sub under + signare to mark: cf. F. soussigner. See Sign.] To sign beneath; to subsc...

11274

Subsignation

Sub′sig‐na″tion (?), n. [L. subsignatio.] The act of writing the name under something, as for attestation. Shelton.

11275

Subsilicate

Sub‐sil″i‐cate (?), n. A basic silicate.

11276

Subsist

Sub‐sist″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Subsisted; p. pr. & vb. n.Subsisting.] [L. subsistere to stand still, stay, remain alive; sub under + sistere to stand, to cause to stand, from...

11277

Subsist (2)

Sub‐sist″, v. t. To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to subsist one's family.He laid waste the adjacent country in order to render it more difficult for the en...

11278

Subsistence

Sub‐sist″ence (?), n. [Cf. F. subsistance, L. subsistentia.] 1. Real being; existence.Not only the things had subsistence, but the very images were of some creatures existing. S...

11279

Subsistence Department

Sub‐sist″ence De‐part″ment. (Mil.) A staff department of the United States army charged, under the supervision of the Chief of Staff, with the purchasing and issuing to the army...

11280

Subsistency

Sub‐sist″en‐cy (?), n. Subsistence.

11281

Subsistent

Sub‐sist″ent (?), a. [L. subsistens, p. pr. See Subsist.] 1. Having real being; as, a subsistent spirit.2. Inherent; as, qualities subsistent in matter.

11282

Subsizar

Sub‐si″zar (?), n. An under sizar; a student of lower rank than a sizar.Bid my subsizar carry my hackney to the buttery and give him his bever. J. Fletcher.

11283

Subsoil

Sub″soil′ (?), n. The bed, or stratum, of earth which lies immediately beneath the surface soil.Subsoil plow, a plow having a share and standard but no moldboard. It follows in ...

11284

Subsoil (2)

Sub″soil′, v. t. To turn up the subsoil of.

11285

Subsolary

Sub‐so″la‐ry (?), a. Being under the sun; hence, terrestrial; earthly; mundane.

11286

Subspecies

Sub‐spe″cies (?), n. A group somewhat lessdistinct than speciesusually are, but based on characters more important than those which characterize ordinary varieties; often, a geo...