Lewis & Short

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subjectĭo, ōnis, f. [subicio], a laying, putting, or placing under.

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.: rerum sub aspectum paene subjectio, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 202: totius rei sub oculos subjectio, Gell. 10, 3, 7; Quint. 9, 2, 40.
    2. B. In partic.
      1. 1. A representation, Vitr. 9, 8; 9, 9.
      2. 2. A substituting, forging: testamentorum, Liv. 39, 18.
  2. II. A subjugation, reduction to obedience: provinciarum, Oros. 3, 14 fin.: mentium, Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 12, § 27: in omni subjectione, in all submissiveness, Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 11; the state of slavery, Jornand. Get. 32.
  3. III. Trop., an annexing, subjoining.
    1. A. In gen.: rationis, Auct. Her. 4, 17, 24.
      Plur., Vitr. 9, 7, 7; 9, 8, 1.
    2. B. In partic., rhet. t. t.
          1. (α) An answer subjoined by an orator to a question which he has just asked, Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33; Quint. 9, 3, 98.
          2. (β) An added explanation, Auct. Her. 2, 18, 28.