Translation of "superior" into English

Hoc idem visum ex superioribus quibusdam castellis confirmaverunt.

That the same thing was seen he was assured by those in the higher forts.

Et ideo non accipit ab aliis scientiis, tamquam a superioribus, sed utitur eis tamquam inferioribus et ancillis ».

And, therefore, she does not receive of other sciences as from a superior, but uses them as her inferiors or handmaids."(