Definition of Infereor
In*fe"ri*or (?), a. [L., compar. of
inferus that is below, underneath, the lower; akin to E.
under: cf. F. inférieur. See Under.]
1. Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.;
less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath;
beneath.
A thousand inferior and particular
propositions. I. Watts.
The body, or, as some love to call it, our
inferior nature. Burke.
Whether they are equal or inferior to my other
poems, an author is the most improper judge.
Dryden.
2. Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior
quality of goods.
3. (Astron.) (a)
Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or
interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or
Venus. (b) Below the horizon; as, the
inferior part of a meridian.
4. (Bot.) (a) Situated
below some other organ; -- said of a calyx when free from the ovary,
and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore
inferior calyx. (b) On the side of a
flower which is next the bract; anterior.
5. (Min.) Junior or subordinate in
rank; as, an inferior officer.
Inferior court (Law), a court subject
to the jurisdiction of another court known as the superior, or
higher, court. -- Inferior
letter, Inferior figure (Print.),
a small letter or figure standing at the bottom of the line
(opposed to superior letter or figure), as in
A2, Bn, 2 and n are inferior
characters. -- Inferior tide, the tide
corresponding to the moon's transit of the meridian, when below the
horizon.
In*fe"ri*or, n. A person lower in
station, rank, intellect, etc., than another.
A great person gets more by obliging his
inferior than by disdaining him.
South.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- of low quality
- In botany, inside the flower stalk below the petals. Said of an ovary.
- a person of lower stature to another
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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