English Explanatory Dictionary

overling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A superior.
  2. A ruler; master.

Word forms

overling overlings

Etymology

From over + -ling on analogy with underling, or as a revived or dialectal term from Middle English overling (“a superior”). By surface analysis, over + -ling.

Antonyms

underling
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