na-adjective
subordinate; dependent; vassal-like
Describes a relationship or status where one party is under the control or authority of another, often in political, social, or organizational contexts. The term carries a formal, somewhat literary tone.
その国は隷属的な立場に甘んじていた。
That country resigned itself to a subordinate position.
隷属
Being forced into a dependent relationship is unbearable.
隷属 is the noun form meaning 'subordination' or 'servitude'; 隷属的 is its adjectival form.
Formed from 隷属 (れいぞく, 'subordination, servitude') + the adjectival suffix 的 (てき, '-like, -ive'). The base 隷属 is a Sino-Japanese compound of 隷 ('servant, subordinate') and 属 ('belong, attach').