Subjunctive

a. [Lat. subjunctivus, from subjungere, to subjoin; Fr. subjonctif, Pr. subjunctiu, Sp. & Pg. subjuntivo, It. subjuntivo, soggiuntivo.] Subjoined or added to something before said or written.

Subjunctive mode, or the subjunctive (Gram.), that form of a verb which expresses condition, hypothesis, contingency, and is subjoined or added as subordinate to some other verb, and often connected with it by if, that, though, lest, unless, except, until, &c.

n. (Gram.) The subjunctive mode.