Origin: 1300–50; Middle English <
Latin subjectiōn- (stem of
subjectiō) a throwing under, equivalent to
subject- (see
subject) +
-iōn- -ion Related forms sub·jec·tion·al, adjective
non·sub·jec·tion, noun
pre·sub·jec·tion, noun
re·sub·jec·tion, noun
self-sub·jec·tion, noun