SUPERORDINATION

hypernymy, superordination

(noun) the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

superordination (countable and uncountable, plural superordinations)

The ordination of a person to fill a station already occupied; especially, the ordination by an ecclesiastical official, during his lifetime, of his successor.

(logic) The relation of a universal proposition to a particular proposition in the same terms.

Source: Wiktionary


Su`per*or`di*na"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. super- + ordination: cf. L. superordinatio.]

Definition: The ordination of a person to fill a station already occupied; especially, the ordination by an ecclesiastical official, during his lifetime, of his successor. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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