subject
/ˈsəb-jikt/
noun
one that is placed under authority or control: such as
vassal
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
owing obedience or allegiance to the power or dominion of another
suffering a particular liability or exposure
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
to bring under control or dominion : subjugate
to make (someone, such as oneself) amenable to the discipline and control of a superior
to make liable : predispose