superscript Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
    superior.
  2. adjective written or printed above and to one side of another character
    superior.

WordNet

Su"per*script noun
Definitions
  1. Superscription. Obs. "I will overglance the superscript." Shak.

Webster 1913