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hierarchy
[ hahy-uh-rahr-kee, hahy-rahr- ]
noun
- any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- government by ecclesiastical rulers.
- the power or dominion of a hierarch.
- an organized body of ecclesiastical officials in successive ranks or orders:
the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
- one of the three divisions of the angels, each made up of three orders, conceived as constituting a graded body.
- Also called celestial hierarchy. the collective body of angels.
- government by an elite group.
- Linguistics. the system of levels according to which a language is organized, as phonemic, morphemic, syntactic, or semantic.
hierarchy
/ ˈɪəˌɑːɪ /
noun
- a system of persons or things arranged in a graded order
- a body of persons in holy orders organized into graded ranks
- the collective body of those so organized
- a series of ordered groupings within a system, such as the arrangement of plants and animals into classes, orders, families, etc
- linguistics maths a formal structure, usually represented by a diagram of connected nodes, with a single uppermost element Compare ordering heterarchy tree
- government by an organized priesthood
Derived Forms
- ˌˈ, adverb
- ˈˌ, noun
- ˌˈ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- t·İ·c noun plural antihierarchies adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hierarchy1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hierarchy1
Example Sentences
Postecoglou's future - and appointing a successor if a change is made - will be the most prominent issue for the Spurs hierarchy to resolve in the coming weeks.
As with all things, there is a hierarchy of sorts, a distinction of echelons—not in flavor, but in cachet.
England's hierarchy have shown they are not afraid of giving inexperienced youngsters a chance and they are known to like what they see in McKinney.
It’s about the belief that hierarchy, submission and obedience are the natural state of the world.
The business executive occupies the top of the corporate hierarchy — or, in the case of Trump, the dynastic hierarchy — dispensing judgment as he sees fit.
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