noun the head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like.
2. superior ·adj pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending;
said of the radicle.
3. superior ·adj belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.
4. superior ·adj more comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species.
5. superior ·adj beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by;
with to.
6. superior ·adj higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.
7. superior ·adj more elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.