I. |süpə|rȯrd( ə )nə̇t adjective
Etymology: super- + ordinate (as in subordinate )
1. : superior in rank, class, or status
the superordinate whole may be represented for a person by a social unit — Andras Angyal
two racial groups in superordinate and subordinate positions — T.C.Cothran
2. : bearing the logical relation of superordination
II. noun
( -s )
: a person or thing in a superordinate position
III. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrȯrd ə nˌāt transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to make superordinate
the prosodic modifications which subordinate and superordinate the heavy stresses in discourse — Stanley Newman