Superior Definition

so͝o-pîrē-ər

superiors

adjective

High or higher in order, status, rank, etc.

Webster's New World

Of a higher nature or kind.

American Heritage

Of great value or excellence; extraordinary.

American Heritage

Greater in quality or value than.

Webster's New World

Above average in quality; excellent.

Webster's New World

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noun

superiors

A superior person or thing.

Webster's New World

One that surpasses another in rank or quality.

American Heritage

The head of a religious community.

Webster's New World

A superior character, as the number 2 in x² .

American Heritage

A person of higher rank or quality.

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Other Word Forms of Superior

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superior

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superiors

Middle English from Old French from Latin comparative of superus upper from super over uper in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin superior (“higher, being more above"), from superus (“being above"), from super (“above, over").

From Wiktionary