Word of the Day:
superiority
What It Means
The state of being superior.
The right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the vassal.
Many US colleges want to achieve superiority in the sport of football.
Superiority in Context
“The fact that in most lands the moon was originally a female deity has led many historians to dispute the superiority of the moon over the sun in ancient mythology.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English superiorite, from Old French superiorite, from Medieval Latin superioritas, from Latin superior. Morphologically superior + -ity.
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