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INFERIOR. One who in relation to another has less power and is below him; one who is bound to obey another. He who makes the law is the superior; he who is bound to obey it, the inferior. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 8.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.