attachment vs subalternate

attachment

noun
  • A dependence, especially a strong one. 

  • The means by which something is physically attached. 

  • Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt. 

  • A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool. 

  • The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching. 

  • A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something. 

  • A file sent along with a message, usually an email. 

  • The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash. 

subalternate

noun
  • A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. 

adj
  • Succeeding by turns; successive. 

  • Subaltern; inferior; subordinate. 

How often have the words attachment and subalternate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )