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To place in a position of superiority or control over another (e.g. as a ruler, protector, guard).
transitive. To place in authority; to appoint as chief or superior. Cf. prepositus, n. Obsolete.
transitive. To place in a superior rank or position; to impose (an authority) on or over someone or something.