lower-grade vs subordinate

lower-grade

subordinate

verb
  • To make subservient. 

  • To treat as of less value or importance. 

  • To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy. 

adj
  • Descending in a regular series. 

  • Placed in a lower class, rank, or position. 

  • dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause 

  • Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority. 

noun
  • One who is subordinate. 

How often have the words lower-grade and subordinate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )