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superiority

/sʊˌpɪə(ɹ).iˈɒ.ɹɪ.ti/ noun C1
  1. The state of being superior. (countable, uncountable) · Many US colleges want to achieve superiority in the sport of football.
  2. The right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the vassal. (countable, uncountable)

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They soon began to boast of their respective superiority to each other in strength and prowess.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 7 · B2
The other members of the class tacitly acknowledged their superiority, and never dreamed of trying to compete with them.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 252 · C1
But this sufficed for Jacopo, who instinctively felt that Edmond had a right to superiority of position—a superiority which Edmond had concealed from all others.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 241 · C1
The old patron did not interfere, for he too had recognized the superiority of Dantès over the crew and himself.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 245 · C1

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