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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hi·er·arch ETYMOLOGY Middle English ierarchis, plural, from Medieval Latin hierarcha, from Greek hierarchēs, from hieros sacred + -archēs -arch DATE 15th century 1. a religious leader in a position of authority 2. a person high in a hierarchy Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: LEADER 2, boss, chief, chieftain, cock, dominator, head, headman, honcho, masterWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hi·er·arch \ˈhīəˌrärk, -ˌrȧk also ˈhīˌr-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French hierarche, from Medieval Latin hierarcha, from Greek hierarchēs, from hier- + -archēs -arch 1. : a religious leader holding high office or vested with controlling authority : chief prelate : high priest < the important central painting … shows the apostolic succession of hierarchs — W.E.Needham > < steps taken by the British East India Company to … establish relations with the Tibetan hierarchs — Beatrice D. Miller > 2. : one having authority or pontifical dignity resembling that of a hierarch < former ministers, generals, blackshirt hierarchs — Janet Flanner > < proceed with the utmost decorum and in what the hierarchs … considered the best of Senate tradition — New York Times Magazine > |
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