substatute means A secondary or lesser statute. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.
Etymology
From sub- + statute.
noun
- A secondary or lesser statute.“But those were substatutes of Ms. Hyams’s code for apartment life, which mostly celebrated and mandated intrabuilding socializing. Ms. Hyams, the doting owner of a gray poodle (“she wore it like a brooch,” said one neighbor), organized pet play dates on her floor.”