Subjection
(noun)
The act of submitting to the control or authority of someone or something.
Origin:
Derived from the latin word 'subjectionem' (the act of subjecting or being subjected to someone or something).
Examples:
- The country was forced into subjection by the conquerors.
- The people lived in subjection to the harsh rule of the dictator.
- She submitted to her husband's subjection, though it went against her own beliefs.
- The subjection of the colonies to the mother country was a source of much discontent.
- The soldier's subjection to military discipline was absolute and unyielding.