Superior

sū-pē′ri-or, adj. upper: higher in place, rank, or excellence: surpa ing others: beyond the influence of: of wider application, generic: ( print. ) set above the level of the line.— n. one superior to others: the chief of a monastery, ., and of certain churches and colleges: ( Scots law ) one who has made an original grant of heritable property to a tenant or va al , on condition of a certain annual payment ( feu-duty ) or of the performance of certain services.— ns. Supē′riore , a female superior or chief in a convent, nunnery, .; Superior′ity , quality or state of being superior: pre-eminence: advantage: ( Scots law ) the right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the va al.— adv. Supē′riorly , in a superior manner.— Superior planets , those more distant from the sun than the earth. [L., comp. of super us , high— super , above.]