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- noun Plural form of
superiour .
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Examples
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Can you not just reply to the e-mail, stating that their lack of respect and religeous intolerance has grealy offended you, and that you are putting in a formal complaint to their superiours?
Spoilt Victorian Child « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2006
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To consecrate their likes, and their superiours also.
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In like sort when any inferiours offend in ought, they finde no fauour at their superiours handes, but are punished with grieuous stripes.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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Now began the Count to execute the office committed to his trust, by orderly proceeding, and with great discretion, yet not entering into any businesse, without consent of the Queene and her faire daughter in Law: who although they were left under his care and custodie, yet (notwithstanding) he honoured them as his superiours, and as the dignity of their quality required.
The Decameron 2004
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Thei obey not their superiours for any reuerence, but for feare.
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In like sort when any inferiours offend in ought, they finde no fauour at their superiours handes, but are punished with grieuous stripes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Christian intention, addresse themselues to wright: especially such as for desire of glory, for enuy and spight, or vpon malicious and affected ignorance, carpe at others: and that they may be accompted superiours, sometimes whette their stiles against the person, name and fame of this or that particular man, sometimes inueighing against a whole countrey, and by shamelesse vntrueths disgracing innocent nations and people.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Yea, if by this my slender attempt, I may but onely excite other of thy children, and my natiue Countreymen, being farre my superiours both in learning and industrie to take thy cause in hand, either nowe or hereafter what reason is there why any man should say that it is not worth my labour?
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Christian intention, addresse themselues to wright: especially such as for desire of glory, for enuy and spight, or vpon malicious and affected ignorance, carpe at others: and that they may be accompted superiours, sometimes whette their stiles against the person, name and fame of this or that particular man, sometimes inueighing against a whole countrey, and by shamelesse vntrueths disgracing innocent nations and people.
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Yea, if by this my slender attempt, I may but onely excite other of thy children, and my natiue Countreymen, being farre my superiours both in learning and industrie to take thy cause in hand, either nowe or hereafter what reason is there why any man should say that it is not worth my labour?
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