单词 | subordinary |
释义 | ▪ I. suˈbordinary, n. Her. [f. sub- 5 + ordinary n.] A charge of frequent occurrence but considered as of less importance than an ordinary; a subordinate ordinary.
c1791Encycl. Brit. (1797) VIII. 445/2 All charges are distinguished by the names of honorable ordinaries, subordinaries, and common charges. 1842Brande Dict. Sci. etc. 1183/2 According to some writers..an ordinary, when it comprises less than one fifth of the whole shield, is termed a subordinary. 1880Encycl. Brit. XI. 694/1 Very many both of these [ordinaries] and of the subordinaries..are very frequent constituents in mouldings in the Norman style of architecture. ▪ II. † suˈbordinary, a. Obs. rare. [Alteration of subordinate by confusion with ordinary.] Subordinate.
1788D. Gilson Serm. xii. 356 Let Women—know their sphere;..Their rank is an..honourable one—but it is a subordinary. |

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