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Webster 1913 Edition
Superior
Su-pe′ri-or
,Adj.
1.
More elevated in place or position; higher; upper;
as, the
. superior
limb of the sun; the superior
part of an image2.
Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity;
as, a
. superior
officer; a superior
degree of nobility3.
Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or degree;
as, a man of
. superior
merit; or of superior
bravery4.
Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; – with to.
There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a great man
superior
to his sufferings. Spectator.
5.
More comprehensive; as a term in classification;
as, a genus is
. superior
to a species6.
(Bot.)
(a)
Above the ovary; – said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it.
(b)
Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.
(c)
Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; – said of the radicle.
Superior conjunction
, Superior planets
etc. See
– Conjunction
, Planet
, etc. Superior figure
,
Superior letter
(Print.)
, a figure or letter printed above the line, as a reference to a note or an index of a power, etc;
as, in
. Cf. x
, 2 is a 2
+ yn
superior figure
, n a superior letter
Inferior figure
, under Inferior
.Su-pe′ri-or
,Noun.
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 English2.
(Eccl.)
The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like.
Webster 1828 Edition
Superior
SUPE'RIOR
,Adj.
1.
Higher; upper; more elevated in place; as the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.2.
Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.3.
Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, goodness or value of any quality; as a man of superior merit, of superior bravery, of superior talents or understanding, of superior accomplishments.4.
Being beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; as a man superior to revenge. There is not on earth a spectacle more worthy than a great man superior to his sufferings.
5.
In botany, a superior flower has the receptacle of the flower above the germ; a superior germ is included within the corol.SUPE'RIOR
,Noun.
1.
One who is more elevated in rank or office.2.
One who surpasses others in dignity, excellence or qualities of any kind. As a writer of pure English, Addison has no superior.3.
The chief of a monastery, convent or abbey.