of superior rank
121madam — [[t]mæ̱dəm[/t]] madams 1) N VOC (politeness) People sometimes say Madam as a very formal and polite way of addressing a woman whose name they do not know or a woman of superior rank. For example, a shop assistant might address a woman customer as …
122sir — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦ sirs 1) N VOC (politeness) People sometimes say sir as a very formal and polite way of addressing a man whose name they do not know or a man of superior rank. For example, a shop assistant might address a male customer as sir …
123governor — gov•er•nor [[t]ˈgʌv ər nər, ə nər[/t]] n. 1) gov the executive head of a state in the U.S 2) a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.: the governors of a bank; the governor of a prison[/ex] 3) gov a ruler or …
124elder — elder1 [el′dər] adj. [ME < OE (Mercian) eldra, ældra, compar. < base of ald, eald, OLD] 1. born or brought forth earlier than another or others; exceeding another in age; senior; older 2. Obs. of longer standing or superior rank, position,… …
125grand dragon — noun a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan • Hypernyms: ↑head, ↑chief, ↑top dog • Member Holonyms: ↑Ku Klux Klan, ↑Klan, ↑KKK * * * noun : an officer of superior rank in the Ku Klux Kl …
126di majorum gentium — /dī mə jōˈrəm or jöˈ jenˈsh(y)əm or dē ma yōˈrŭm genˈti ŭm/ (Latin) The divinities of superior rank, ie the twelve greater gods of classical mythology …
127hy|per|ga|my — «hy PUR guh mee», noun. a Hindu custom which compels a woman to marry into a caste of equal or superior rank …
128pro|to|pope — «PROH tuh pohp», noun. a priest of superior rank in the Greek Church; chief priest. ╂[< proto + pope] …
