Topic: SOCIOLOGY
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | ierarchie, from Latin, from Greek hierarches, from hieros 'holy' + -arches 'ruler' (from archein 'to rule') |
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hier‧ar‧chy
plural hierarchies
plural hierarchies1 [uncountable and countable]SS a system of organization in which people or things are divided into levels of importance : 
a rigid social hierarchyShe worked her way up through the corporate hierarchy to become president.
a rigid social hierarchyShe worked her way up through the corporate hierarchy to become president.2 [countable]SSO the most important and powerful members of an organization : the church hierarchy
the church hierarchy
