Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being subject or a subject.
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Examples
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American legal scholars, lawyers, and politicians simply adapted the English law of birthright subjectship to the terms of republican citizenship.
Van Gosse: Birthright Citizenship Is Bedrock Americanism Van Gosse 2010
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American legal scholars, lawyers, and politicians simply adapted the English law of birthright subjectship to the terms of republican citizenship.
Van Gosse: Birthright Citizenship Is Bedrock Americanism Van Gosse 2010
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This resulted in a two-tiered subjectship, which ultimately led to severe constitutional tension between Britain and her colonies, and finally the Declaration of Independence.
Archive 2008-08-01 Dan Ernst 2008
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This resulted in a two-tiered subjectship, which ultimately led to severe constitutional tension between Britain and her colonies, and finally the Declaration of Independence.
Johnson on Judicial Review: An American Graft on English Root Stock Mary L. Dudziak 2008
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