A commissioned officer of the navy ranking above an acting sub-lieutenant and below a lieutenant.
A commissioned officer of the Royal Navy ranking above a midshipman and below a lieutenant.
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.