/sooh'peuhr awr'dn ay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order.
2. Eccles. the ordination by an official of his or her successor.
[ 1645-55; superordination- (s. of superordinatio ), equiv. to superordinat ( us ) (ptp. of superordinare; see SUPER-, ORDAIN, -ATE 1 ) + -ion- -ION ]