hierarchy
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English ierarchie from Latin hierarchia, from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία (rule of a high priest), from ἱεράρχης (high priest), from ἱερεύς (priest) and ἀρχή (rule). Compare French hiérarchie.
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- IPA: /ˈhaɪə.ɹɑː.kɪ/, /ˈhaɪɹ.ɑːɹ.kɪ/, SAMPA: /"haI@r\A:kI/
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[edit] Noun
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hierarchy (plural hierarchies)
- A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.
- Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it.
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body of authoritative officials
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class of objects
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