subsection

[Pref. sub-, and Eng. section (q. v.).] A part or subdivision of a section; a section of a section. *sub-se-cüte, v . t . [Lat. subsecutus , pa. par. of subsequor : sub =under, and sequor to follow.] To follow so as to overtake; to follow closely, to pur sue. "Yf by any po ibilitie he coulde be subsecuted and ouertaken."-Hall: Chronicle; Richard III . (an. 3). *sub-sec-u-tive, a . [From Lat. subsecutus , on analogy of consecutive (q. v.); Fr. subsécut if .] Fol. lowing in a train or proce ion. ( Cotgrave .) sub-sěl-11-ŭm ( pl . sub-sel-li-a), subst . [Lat. a bench: sub =under, and sella =a seat.] Eccles.: A footstool or any rest for the feet. From the earliest time persons of rank or authority are represented, when seated, as resting their feet upon a subsellium. In Christian monuments this mark of honor is a igned to God the Father, when re ceiving the sacrifice of Abel; to Christ when seated and teaching His disciples; and to the Virgin when the Magi are presenting their offerings. Episcopal chairs always had the subsellium, and the inferior clergy and the laity generally avoided the use of it as a matter of humility, and reserved the honor for bishops. (Smith: Christ. Antiq .)