Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.
Servile flattery.
Affecting or assuming an air of superiority.
Greater in size or power.
Courageously or serenely indifferent (as to something painful or disheartening).
Higher in rank, status, or quality.
(of a calyx) Above the ovary; said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part.
Located above or higher, a direction that in humans corresponds to cephalad.
Of high standard or quality.
Located above or out; higher in position.
(of an ovary) Above and free from the other floral organs.
Printed in superscript.
(of the radicle) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit.
Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem.
More comprehensive.
(of a planet) Closer to the Earth than to the Sun.
Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by.
Greater or better than average.
The senior person in a monastic community.
One who has made an original grant of heritable property to a tenant or vassal, on condition of a certain annual payment (feu duty) or of the performance of certain services.
A superior letter, figure, or symbol.
The head of certain religious institutions and colleges.