transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhī-(ə-)ˌrär-kē also ]
ˈhi(-ə)r-ˌär- noun
( plural -chies )
Etymology: Middle English ierarchie rank or order of holy beings, from Anglo-French jerarchie, from Medieval Latin hierarchia, from Late Greek, from Greek hierarchēs
Date: 14th century
1. : a division of angels
2.
a. : a ruling body of clergy organized into orders or ranks each subordinate to the one above it ; especially : the bishops of a province or nation
b. : church government by a hierarchy
3. : a body of persons in authority
4. : the classification of a group of people according to ability or to economic, social, or professional standing ; also : the group so classified
5. : a graded or ranked series
a hierarchy of values