of superior rank

  • 71Hernando Cortes —     Hernando Cortés     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hernando Cortés     Conqueror of Mexico, born at Medellin in Spain c. 1485; died at Castilleja de la Cuesta near Seville, 2 December, 1547.     He was married first to Catalina Xuares, from which… …

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  • 72superordinate — n. higher up, superior, something superior; person of higher status; (Linguistics) hypernym, word with an extensive meaning that forms a category under which more specific words fall, word that is more general than another given word (such as:… …

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  • 73superordinated — n. higher up, superior, something superior; person of higher status; (Linguistics) hypernym, word with an extensive meaning that forms a category under which more specific words fall, word that is more general than another given word (such as:… …

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  • 74superordinates — n. higher up, superior, something superior; person of higher status; (Linguistics) hypernym, word with an extensive meaning that forms a category under which more specific words fall, word that is more general than another given word (such as:… …

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  • 75superordinating — n. higher up, superior, something superior; person of higher status; (Linguistics) hypernym, word with an extensive meaning that forms a category under which more specific words fall, word that is more general than another given word (such as:… …

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  • 76H.M.S. Pinafore — or The Lass that Loved a Sailor , is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It is one of the Savoy Operas, and the first big hit by Gilbert and Sullivan. It opened at the Opera Comique in London o …

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  • 77superordinate — [ˌsu:pər ɔ:dɪnət] noun 1》 a thing that represents a superior order or category within a system of classification.     ↘Linguistics a word whose meaning includes the meaning of one or more other words. 2》 a person of superior rank or status.… …

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  • 78left-handed marriage — Morganatic Mor ga*nat ic, a. [LL. matrimonium ad morganaticam, fr. morganatica a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on the morning before or after the marriage, fr. OHG. morgan morning, in morgangeba morning gift, G. morgengabe. See {Morn}.]… …

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  • 79Morganatic — Mor ga*nat ic, a. [LL. matrimonium ad morganaticam, fr. morganatica a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on the morning before or after the marriage, fr. OHG. morgan morning, in morgangeba morning gift, G. morgengabe. See {Morn}.] Pertaining to,… …

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  • 80Morganatically — Morganatic Mor ga*nat ic, a. [LL. matrimonium ad morganaticam, fr. morganatica a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on the morning before or after the marriage, fr. OHG. morgan morning, in morgangeba morning gift, G. morgengabe. See {Morn}.]… …

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