superior
Pronunciation:
/suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)//suːˈpɪɹiɚ/noun
Definitions
A person of higher rank or quality.
The senior person in a monastic community.
The head of certain churches and colleges.
One who has made an original grant of heritable property to a tenant or vassal, on condition of a certain annual payment (feu duty) or of the performance of certain services.
adjective
Definitions
Higher in quality.
Example: Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch.
Higher in rank.
More comprehensive, as a term in classification.
Example: A genus is superior to a species.
Located above.
Example: the superior jaw; the superior part of an image