Subsumption

Sub`sump´tion

n.	1.	The act of subsuming, or of including under another. The first act of consciousness was a subsumption of that of which we were conscious under this notion. - Sir W. Hamilton.
	2.	That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a syllogism. But whether you see cause to go against the rule, or the subsumption under the rule. - De Quincey.

Noun	1.	subsumption - the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) Synonyms: minor premise, minor premiss
	2.	subsumption - incorporating something under a more general category