superscript

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

superscript
    adj 1: written or printed above and to one side of another
           character [syn: {superscript}, {superior}] [ant:
           {adscript}, {inferior}, {subscript}]
    n 1: a character or symbol set or printed or written above and
         immediately to one side of another character [syn:
         {superscript}, {superior}] [ant: {inferior}, {subscript}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Superscript \Su"per*script\, n.
   Superscription. [Obs.] "I will overglance the superscript."
   --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]