| above |
higher in rank, level, or quality than. [1/5 definitions] |
| admiral |
an officer in the United States Navy of the highest rank; the commander of a fleet of ships or military unit. |
| advance |
to raise in rank or position. [1/8 definitions] |
| advancement |
a move to a higher or better position or rank. [1/2 definitions] |
| archbishop |
a bishop of the highest rank. |
| associate |
having a position with less power, rank, or status. [1/6 definitions] |
| baron |
a nobleman by birth of a particular rank. |
| baroness |
a noblewoman of a particular rank by birth or by marriage. |
| below |
lower than, in rank or value. [1/3 definitions] |
| bishop |
a priest or minister who holds a high position in certain Christian churches. A bishop is often in charge of a group of churches. In the Catholic Church, a bishop's rank is above a priest but below an archbishop and a cardinal. [1/2 definitions] |
| captain |
an officer of the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marines, holding the rank just below major. [3/7 definitions] |
| cardinal |
a high official of the Roman Catholic Church who is chosen by the Pope and second in rank to him. [1/3 definitions] |
| class |
If a diamond is of a certain class, it is part of a type that is higher or lower in quality or rank than other types of diamonds. It may be of a shinier type or a heavier type, for example. A class is a group that is higher or lower in quality or rank compared with other groups of similar things. [1/5 definitions] |
| commander |
the rank directly below captain in the U.S. Navy. [1/3 definitions] |
| commission |
the order that gives a rank to an officer in the military. [1/7 definitions] |
| count2 |
a European nobleman of a high rank. |
| counterpart |
a person who has a rank or who does a job that is similar to that of another person. [1/2 definitions] |
| countess |
a woman married to a count or earl. [1/2 definitions] |
| degrade |
to bring down from a higher to a lower rank or degree by taking away a position or title. [1/4 definitions] |
| duke |
a male noble of very high rank in Europe. There are some places where a duke has the highest rank in the society. In England, the rank of a duke is just below the rank of a prince. |
| earl |
a British nobleman. An earl is of a high rank but below both a prince and a duke. |