Does subject still apply to inhabitants of monarchies nowadays?
When it comes to the following meaning of word subject (from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/subject):
a person who lives in or who has the right to live in a particular country, especially a country with a king or queen
Although the definition is broad and seems like a synonym for citizen, I wonder if it correct to use subject to refer to common citizens of countries like England or Japan nowadays?
Or does the word imply some degree of subjugation, being more suitable to refer to people of older colonial times (like British subjects living in colonial India)?
Thanks!
Top answer
Ricardo Germano Or does the word imply some degree of subjugation Yes, it means loyalty to and serving a monarch. This difference is made very apparent in the French Revolution, where people had been "subjects to the king" and then became citizens of France. (Citoyennes et citoyens)
- Ricardo Germano Or does the word imply some degree of subjugation Yes, it means loyalty to and serving a monarch.
- This difference is made very apparent in the French Revolution, where people had been "subjects to the king" and then became citizens of France.
- (Citoyennes et citoyens)
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Ricardo GermanoOr does the word imply some degree of subjugation
Yes, it means loyalty to and serving a monarch.
This difference is made very apparent in the French Revolution, where people had been "subjects to the king" and then became citizens of France. (Citoyennes et citoyens)
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