Superordinate

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  superordinate
       adj : of higher rank or status or value
       n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: {superior},
            {higher-up}] [ant: {inferior}]
       2: a word that is more generic than a given word [syn: {hypernym},
           {superordinate word}]


       v : place in a superior order or rank; "These two notions are
           superordinated to a third"