plural of casualty of superiority

(Scotland, law, historical) In the feudal law of Scotland, any emolument arising to the superior depending on uncertain events: those of nonentry, relief or composition, and escheat alone remaining, but considerably modified by the Conveyancing Act of 1874.

(psychology) An attitude of superiority which conceals actual feelings of inferiority and failure.

plural of superiority complex

(military) Dominance of the battlespace to permit conduct of joint operations with neither effective counterattack nor resistance.

Alternative form of full-spectrum superiority

(anatomy) A structure on the tectum that receives neural projections directly from the retina. It is the primary area of the brain thought to be involved in saccadic eye movements, and is also thought to be involved in hand-eye coordination.

A nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess.

plural of Mother Superior

The head of a convent; an abbess.