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noun (hierarchies)
  1. A body of ruling officials organized in nested ranks.
  2. Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it.
Etymology: From ierarchie from hierarchia from Ancient Greek á from á (priest) and á (rule). Compare hiérarchie.


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