'superordinate' definitions:

adjective

Of higher rank or status or value

noun

One of greater rank or station or quality [syn: superior, higher-up, superordinate] [ant: inferior]

noun

A word that is more generic than a given word [syn: hypernym, superordinate, superordinate word]

verb

Place in a superior order or rank; "These two notions are superordinated to a third"