adj. , n. /sooh'peuhr awr"dn it/ ; v. /sooh'peuhr awr"dn ayt'/ , adj., n., v., superordinated, superordinating .
adj.
1. of higher degree in condition or rank.
2. Logic. (of a universal proposition) related to a particular proposition of the same quality and containing the same terms in the same order.
n.
3. a superordinate person or thing.
4. Ling. a term that denotes a general class under which a set of subcategories is subsumed: "Child" is the superordinate of "girl" and "boy." Cf. hyponym .
v.t.
5. to elevate to superordinate position.
[ 1610-20; SUPER- + (SUB)ORDINATE ]