A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes orders of a superior without protest or pity (sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc).
One who is subordinate.
To make subservient.
To treat as of less value or importance.
To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
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.