'Superordination' definitions:
Definition of 'superordination'
From: WordNet
noun
The semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class [syn: hypernymy, superordination]
Definition of 'Superordination'
From: GCIDE
- Superordination \Su`per*or`di*na"tion\, 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]