superordination Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class
    hypernymy.

WordNet

Su`per*or`di*na"tion noun
Etymology
Pref. super- + ordination: cf. L. superordinatio.
Definitions
  1. The ordination of a person to fill a station already occupied; especially, the ordination by an ecclesiastical official, during his lifetime, of his successor. Fuller.

Webster 1913