subordinating

adjective | \ sə-ˈbȯrd-ᵊn-ət \ | sub·or·di·nate

1. : placed in or occupying a lower rank, class, or position

2. : submissive to or controlled by authority

transitive verb | \ sə-ˈbȯrd-ᵊn-ˌāt \ | sub·or·di·nate

1. : to assign lower priority to (as a debt or creditor) : postpone satisfaction of until after satisfaction of another the equitable assignee will be subordinated to the rights of the assignor's trustee in bankruptcy —J. D. Calamari and J. M. Perillo