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Definition of superior

Superior
Superior Su*pe"ri*or, n. 1. One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as, Addison has no superior as a writer of pure English. 2. (Eccl.) The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like.

Meaning of superior from wikipedia

- Look up Superior, superior, superiority, or superiorly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Superior may refer to: Superior (hierarchy), something which...
- Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third-largest freshwater lake by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface...
- In a hierarchy or tree structure of any kind, a superior is an individual or position at a higher level in the hierarchy than another (a "subordinate"...
- Superior orders, also known as the Nuremberg defense or just following orders, is a plea in a court of law that a person, whether a member of the military...
- Superior (/sʊˈpɪr.i.ər/; Ojibwe: Gete-oodenaang) is a city in, and the county seat of, Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The po****tion was 26...
- The gemelli muscles are the inferior gemellus muscle and the superior gemellus muscle, two small accessory fasciculi to the tendon of the internal obturator...
- superior in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A Mother Superior is a prioress or abbess: the nun in charge of a religious community. Mother Superior may...
- The pelvic inlet or superior aperture of the pelvis is a planar surface which defines the boundary between the pelvic cavity and the abdominal cavity (or...
- sometimes referred to as Mother superior. She could be the head of a monastic community or a religious congregation. Superiors of independent monasteries can...
- The superior pancreaticoduodenal artery is an artery that supplies blood to the duodenum and pancreas. It is a branch of the gastroduodenal artery, which...