隷属

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 隷属, read れいぞく, denotes subordination or dependence on a stronger power or another person's ideas.
• Basic usage: 強国に隷属していた describes prolonged political subordination; 考えに隷属せず rejects intellectual dependence.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Target marked by に and negative せず
  • The controlling power takes に. していた marks a continuing past state, while せず negates subordination before the next action.