the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > quality of being larger > one who or that which is (2)
Something that is greater or larger (of two things compared). Usually with the. Cf. less, pron. n.3a. Obsolete.
A person, group, etc., considered bigger or stronger than another. Chiefly in plural, esp. in one's biggers and betters: one's superiors.