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su·per·or·di·na·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən\ noun
1. [Late Latin superordination-, superordinatio, from superordinatus (past participle of superordinare to appoint in addition, from Latin super- + ordinare to arrange, appoint) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at ordain] : ordination of a person to fill a station already occupied; especially : the ordination by an ecclesiastical official of his own successor
2. [super- + -ordination (as in subordination)]
a. : the act or process of superordinating : dominance
b. : the relation of a universal proposition to a particular with the same terms |