Women were regarded as subordinate to free men.是什么意思？

Women were regarded as subordinate to free men.

过去女人被认为是从属于自由民的。

women

n. 女人(woman的复数)，堂客，红粉；

例句
One in eight women lives in an abusive relationship.
每八位女性中就有一位遭受伴侣的虐待。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

regarded

v. 关系( regard的过去式和过去分词 )，注意，（尤指以某种方式）注视，尊敬；

例句
Methane is often regarded as the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide.
甲烷常被认为是仅次于二氧化碳的重要温室气体。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

subordinate

adj. 级别或职位较低的，下级的，次要的，附属的；n. 部属，部下，下级；vt. 使…居下位，使在次级，使服从，使从属；

例句
Sixty of his subordinate officers followed his example...
他的60个下级官员都以他为榜样。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

free

adj. 自由的，免费的，免税的，空闲的；adv. 免费地，自由地，无拘束地，一帆风顺地；vt. 免除，释放，使自由，解救；

例句
While economists are free to theorise, company chairmen are concerned with actualities.
经济学家们可自由创建理论，公司总裁们则关心现实情况。

men

n. 人( man的名词复数 )，人类，男人，男子汉；

例句
Many men still have difficulty accepting a woman as a business partner...
许多男性仍然无法接受女性商业伙伴。