hierarch
noun
a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
hierarchal
-
a word derived from
hierarch.
Example Sentences
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Mr Bushnell had described himself as an anarchist, once writing that he "believed in the abolition of all hierarchal power structures" through legal means.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024
This hierarchal system is vastly incomplete, controversial and often revised, but it's helpful in naming, defining, and grouping organisms based on their characteristics and evolutionary relationships.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2022
In the hierarchal model for the taxonomic classification system, from the point of origin, the groups become less specific.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
You’re the secondary in a hierarchal relationship system that builds on the existing concept of monogamy, itself a prioritization of the couple form.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2020
The bishop is a lay leader for the local ward, which is one of the small but critical parts of the highly organized and hierarchal Mormon structure.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
