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hierarchy — [14] Greek hierós meant ‘sacred, holy’. Combined with arkhēs ‘ruling’ (as in English archbishop) it produced hierárkhēs ‘chief priest’. A derivative of this, hierarkhíā, passed via medieval Latin hierarchia and Old French ierarchie into Middle… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
hierarchy — [14] Greek hierós meant ‘sacred, holy’. Combined with arkhēs ‘ruling’ (as in English archbishop) it produced hierárkhēs ‘chief priest’. A derivative of this, hierarkhíā, passed via medieval Latin hierarchia and Old French ierarchie into Middle… … Word origins
hierarchy — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hierarchy — /huy euh rahr kee, huy rahr /, n., pl. hierarchies. 1. any system of persons or things ranked one above another. 2. government by ecclesiastical rulers. 3. the power or dominion of a hierarch. 4. an organized body of ecclesiastical officials in… … Universalium
hierarchy — hier|ar|chy [ˈhaıra:ki US a:r ] n plural hierarchies [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: ierarchie, from Latin, from Greek hierarches, from hieros holy + arches ruler (from archein to rule )] 1.) [U and C] a system of organization in which… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hierarchy — mid 14c., from O.Fr. ierarchie, from M.L. hierarchia ranked division of angels (in the system of Dionysius the Areopagite), from Gk. hierarkhia rule of a high priest, from hierarkhes high priest, leader of sacred rites, from ta hiera the sacred… … Etymology dictionary
hierarchy — hi•er•ar•chy [[t]ˈhaɪ əˌrɑr ki, ˈhaɪ rɑr [/t]] n. pl. chies 1) any system of persons or things ranked one above another 2) rel government by ecclesiastical rulers 3) the power or dominion of a hierarch 4) an organized body of ecclesiastical… … From formal English to slang
hierarchy — [hī′ər är΄kē] n. pl. hierarchies [altered (modeled on Gr) < ME ierarchie < OFr jerarchie < ML(Ec) hierarchia < LGr(Ec), power or rule of a hierarch < Gr hierarchēs: see HIERARCH] 1. a system of church government by priests or other … English World dictionary
hierarchy — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a system in which grades or classes of status or authority are ranked one above the other (ranks third in the hierarchy). b the hierarchical system (of government, management, etc.). 2 a priestly government. b a priesthood… … Useful english dictionary
ierarch — ierarch, ierarchie obs. ff. hierarch, y … Useful english dictionary
