·noun The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like.
II. Superior ·adj Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending;
— said of the radicle.
III. Superior ·adj Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.
IV. Superior ·adj More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species.
V. Superior ·adj Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by;
— with to.
VI. Superior ·adj Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.
VII. Superior ·adj More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an Image.
VIII. Superior ·adj 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 bravery.
IX. Superior ·noun 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 English.
X. Superior ·adj 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.