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   hierarchy

   /ˈhʌɪ(ə)rɑːki/

   noun

   • 1. a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority: "the initiative was with those lower down in the hierarchy"
   • ▪ the clergy of the Catholic Church or of an episcopal Church: "the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Romania"
   • ▪ the upper echelons of a hierarchical system: "the magazine was read quite widely even by some of the hierarchy"
   • ▪ an arrangement or classification of things according to relative importance or inclusiveness: "a taxonomic hierarchy of phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and species"
   • ▪ the traditional system of orders of angels and other heavenly beings: "the heavenly hierarchy"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French and medieval Latin from Greek hierarkhia, from hierarkhēs ‘sacred ruler’ (see hierarch). The earliest sense was ‘system of orders of angels and heavenly beings’; the other senses date from the 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hierarchic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 20

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHIERARCHY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   The meaning of HIERARCHY is a division of angels. How to use hierarchy in a sentence. What did hierarchy originally mean?

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   Hierarchy is an important concept in a wide variety of fields, such as architecture, philosophy, design, mathematics, computer science, organizational theory, systems theory, systematic biology, and the social sciences (especially political science ).

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHIERARCHY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Hierarchy definition: any system of persons or things ranked one above another.. See examples of HIERARCHY used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › hierarchyhierarchy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of hierarchy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHIERARCHY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   HIERARCHY definition: a system or organization in which people or things are arranged according to their importance. Learn more.