ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən noun
1.
[Late Latin superordination-, superordinatio, from superordinatus (past participle of superordinare to appoint in addition, from Latin super- + ordinare to arrange, appoint) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at ordain ]
: ordination of a person to fill a station already occupied ; especially : the ordination by an ecclesiastical official of his own successor
2.
[ super- + -ordination (as in subordination )]
a. : the act or process of superordinating : dominance
b. : the relation of a universal proposition to a particular with the same terms