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More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.

A woman who acts as chief in a convent, abbey, or nunnery; a lady superior.

The quality, state, or condition of being superior; as, superiority of rank; superiority in merit.

In a superior position or manner.

Situated immediately above; as, superjacent rocks.

Exaltation of anything beyond truth or propriety. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the divine character.

Excessive or extraordinary gain. [Obs.] Davenant.

ve the moon; not belonging to this world; -- opposed to sublunary. The head that turns at superlunar things. Pope.

= Overman, above.

Being above, or superior to, matter.

The supermaxilla.

Supermaxillary.

Above the middle.

Being above the world; -- opposed to inframundane. Cudworth.

Supermundane. [Obs.]

Like supernaculum; first-rate; as, a supernacular wine. [R.] Thackeray.

k Latin term intended to mean, upon the nail; -- used formerly by topers. Nares. Drinking super nagulum [supernaculum], a device of drinking, new come out of France, which is, after a man hath turned up the bottom of the cup, to drop it on his nail and make a pearl with that is left; which if it slide, and he can not m…

Being in a higher place or region; locally higher; as, the supernal orbs; supernal regions. "That supernal judge." Shak.

Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant on water. SUPERNATANT Su`per*na"tant, n. (Chem.)