Definition of superior

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Superior (a.) Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility..

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Overrule :: Overrule (v. t.) To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
Overtop :: Overtop (v. t.) To make of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure..
Beneath :: Beneath (prep.) Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens..
Strife :: Strife (n.) Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts..
Direct :: Direct (v. t.) To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order; as, he directed them to go..
Superexcellent :: Superexcellence (n.) Superior excellence; extraordinary excellence.
Over :: Over (prep.) Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding; as, he triumphed over difficulties; the bill was passed over the veto..
Myrmidon :: Myrmidon (n.) A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; -- sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc..
Advantage :: Advantage (n.) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; as, the advantage of a good constitution..
Feudalism :: Feudalism (n.) The feudal system; a system by which the holding of estates in land is made dependent upon an obligation to render military service to the kind or feudal superior; feudal principles and usages.
Preference :: Preference (n.) That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference?.
Dominion :: Dominion (n.) Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
Lily :: Lily (n.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior three-celled ovary..
Attornment :: Attornment (n.) The act of a feudatory, vassal, or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior, and transfers to him his homage and service; the agreement of a tenant to acknowledge the purchaser of the estate as his landlord..
Distinguished :: Distinguished (a.) Separated from others by distinct difference; having, or indicating, superiority; eminent or known; illustrious; -- applied to persons and deeds..
Fee :: Fee (n.) A right to the use of a superior's land, as a stipend for services to be performed; also, the land so held; a fief..
Better :: Better (n.) Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy..
Rescind :: Rescind (v. t.) Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment..
Acephalist :: Acephalist (n.) One who acknowledges no head or superior.
Equal :: Equal (n.) One not inferior or superior to another; one having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, or other quality or condition; an equal quantity or number; as, If equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal..
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