By Richard Nordquist. Definition: A group of words that has both a subject and a verb but (unlike an independent clause) cannot stand alone as a sentence. Also known as a dependent clause. Contrast with coordinate clause. Subordinate clauses are usually attached to main clauses or embedded in matrix clauses.
Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Trenton, the state capital.
Portions of Trenton Township were incorporated as Ewing Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 22, 1834, posthumously honoring Charles Ewing for his work as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.