SUPERINTENDER
Su`per*in*tend"er, n.
Defn: A superintendent. [R.]
SUPERINVESTITURE
Su`per*in*vest"i*ture, n.
Defn: An outer vestment or garment. [R.] Bp. Horne.
SUPERIOR Su*pe"ri*or, a. Etym: [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. supérieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.]
1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.
2. Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.
3. Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior bravery.
4. Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; — with to. There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a great man superior to his sufferings. Spectator.
5. More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species.