superordinate

noun

• 1a thing that represents a superior order or category within a system of classification: a pair of compatibles must have a common superordinate
• Linguistics a word whose meaning includes the meaning of one or more other words:‘bird’ is the superordinate of ‘canary’

• 2a person of superior rank or status: superordinates can indulge in a casualness that subordinates are not permitted

adjective

• superior in rank or status:senior staff’s superordinate position