HIERARCHY


Meaning of HIERARCHY in English

[ 'hʌɪərα:ki ]

■ noun ( plural hierarchies )

1》 a ranking system ordered according to status or authority.

↘( the ~ ) the upper echelons of a hierarchical system.

↘an arrangement according to relative importance or inclusiveness.

2》 ( the ~ ) the clergy of the Catholic Church or of an episcopal Church.

3》 Theology the traditional system of orders of angels and other heavenly beings.

Derivatives

hierarchization or hierarchisation noun

hierarchize or hierarchise verb

Origin

ME: via OFr. and med. L. from Gk hierarkhia , from hierarkhēs (see hierarch ).

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