See Also: superordination(dictionary)

superordination (iou)



superordination noun. M17.
[Late (eccl.) Latin superordinatio(n-) choice of a bishop's successor, from superordinat- pa. ppl stem of superordinare, formed as SUPER- + ordinare ORDINATE verb.]
Ordination of a successor by the holder of an ecclesiastical office. rare. M17.
The action or an act of superordinating one thing to another; the state or condition of being superordinate. Opp. SUBORDINATION 2. M19.