| Superordination | n. [ Pref. super- + ordination: cf. L. superordinatio. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| hypernymy | (n) the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class, Syn. superordination |