Superordination
Pronunciation : Su`per*or`di*na"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Pref. super- + ordination: cf. L. superordinatio.]
Definition : Defn: The ordination of a person to fill a station already occupied; especially, the ordination by an ecclesiastical official, during his lifetime, of his successor. Fuller.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913