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subordinary

/ sʌbˈɔːdɪnərɪ; -dɪnrɪ /

noun

  1. any of several heraldic bearings of secondary importance to the ordinary, such as the lozenge, the orle, and the fret
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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A Subordinary formed of a border of a Shield, which is charged upon another and a larger shield, as in No. 134.

It possesses the merit of having started the whole question as to the origin of species; it may explain subordinary developments; natural selection may have co�perated as a regulator in the whole progress and the whole preservation of organic life.

There are central and subordinary fire stations, all connected together by telegraph and telephone.

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