suborder
To arrange in a secondary order.
Noun
- A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder.
Synonyms: subordo
- A secondary or subsidiary order (purchase request).
- Synonym of subordering.
Synonyms: subordering
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English order English suborder From sub- + order.
Forms
Verb
- To arrange in a secondary order.
- The customers were sorted by name and then subordered by number of purchases.