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hierarch

hi·er·arch [ h rrk, h ə rrk ] (plural hi·er·ar·chs)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody of high rank: somebody of high rank in a hierarchy, especially a priestly hierarchy

[15th century. Via medieval Latin< Greek hierarkhēs "ruling sacred person" < hieros "sacred" + arkhēs "ruling"]
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