subject

/ˈsəb-jikt/

Middle English suget, subget, from Anglo-French, from Latin subjectus one under authority & subjectum subject of a proposition, from masculine & neuter respectively of subjectus, past participle of subicere to subject, literally, to throw under, from sub- + jacere to throw

noun

  1. one that is placed under authority or control: such as

  2. vassal

  3. one subject to a monarch and governed by the monarch's law

citizen subject national mean a person owing allegiance to and entitled to the protection of a sovereign state. citizen is preferred for one owing allegiance to a state in which sovereign power is retained by the people and sharing in the political rights of those people. subject implies allegiance to a personal sovereign such as a monarch.

adjective

  1. owing obedience or allegiance to the power or dominion of another

  2. suffering a particular liability or exposure

  3. having a tendency or inclination : prone

liable open exposed subject prone susceptible sensitive mean being by nature or through circumstances likely to experience something adverse. liable implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because of position, nature, or particular situation. open stresses a lack of barriers preventing incurrence.

verb

  1. to bring under control or dominion : subjugate

  2. to make (someone, such as oneself) amenable to the discipline and control of a superior

  3. to make liable : predispose