Definition of superordinate:
		
		
		(adj) :
		
		greater in degree, rank or position; the relation of a universal proposition to a specific proposition of the same form with the universal quantified variable replaced by a specific instance
		
			
	
		
		
		(n) :
		
		that which is superordinate
		
			
	
		
		
		(v) :
		
		to cause to be superordinate