n.
Function: noun
Date: 1838
1 [by shortening] a : SUPERNUMERARY especially : a supernumerary actor b : SUPERINTENDENT , SUPERVISOR especially : the superintendent of an apartment building
2 [short for obsolete superhive ] : a removable upper story of a beehive
3 [ 1 super ] : a superfine grade or extra large size
4 [origin unknown] : a thin loosely woven open-meshed starched cotton fabric used especially for reinforcing books