Hierarchy
Hi´er`arch`y Pronunciation: hī´ẽr`ärk`ŷ
HIERARCHY, eccl. law. A hierarchy signified, originally, power of the
priest; for in the beginning of societies, the priests were entrusted with
all the power but, among the priests themselves, there were different
degrees of power and authority, at the summit of which was the sovereign
pontiff, and this was called the hierarchy. Now it signifies, not so much
the power of the priests as the border of power.
absolute monarchy,
aedileship,
animal kingdom,
archbishopric,
archiepiscopacy,
archiepiscopate,
aristocracy,
autarchy,
autocracy,
autonomy,
bishopric,
bureaucracy,
caste,
chain of being,
chairmanship,
chancellery,
chancellorate,
chancellorship,
chiefery,
chiefry,
chieftaincy,
chieftainry,
chieftainship,
class,
class structure,
coalition government,
colonialism,
commonwealth,
condition,
constitutional government,
constitutional monarchy,
consulate,
consulship,
continuity,
deanery,
degree,
democracy,
dictatorship,
dictature,
directorate,
directorship,
domain,
dominion rule,
duarchy,
duumvirate,
dyarchy,
echelon,
emirate,
episcopacy,
establishment,
federal government,
federation,
feudal system,
footing,
garrison state,
gerontocracy,
governorship,
gradation,
headship,
hegemony,
heteronomy,
hierocracy,
higher echelons,
higher-ups,
home rule,
kingdom,
leadership,
limited monarchy,
lordship,
magistracy,
magistrateship,
magistrature,
management,
martial law,
masterdom,
mastership,
mastery,
mayoralty,
mayorship,
meritocracy,
metropolitanate,
metropolitanship,
militarism,
military government,
mineral kingdom,
ministry,
mob rule,
mobocracy,
monarchy,
natural hierarchy,
neocolonialism,
nobility,
ochlocracy,
officialdom,
oligarchy,
order,
pantisocracy,
papacy,
pashadom,
pashalic,
patriarchate,
patriarchy,
pecking order,
place,
police state,
pontificality,
pontificate,
popedom,
popehood,
popeship,
position,
power structure,
precedence,
prefectship,
prefecture,
prelacy,
premiership,
presidency,
presidentship,
prime-ministership,
prime-ministry,
princedom,
princeship,
principality,
proconsulate,
proconsulship,
protectorate,
protectorship,
provostry,
provostship,
pure democracy,
pyramid,
rank,
rate,
rating,
realm,
rectorate,
rectorship,
regency,
regentship,
representative democracy,
representative government,
republic,
ruling class,
ruling classes,
seigniory,
self-determination,
self-government,
seneschalship,
seneschalsy,
sequence,
serial order,
sheikhdom,
sheriffalty,
sheriffcy,
sheriffdom,
shrievalty,
social democracy,
sphere,
stage,
standing,
station,
status,
stratocracy,
subordination,
supervisorship,
suzerainship,
suzerainty,
technocracy,
the Establishment,
the administration,
the authorities,
the ingroup,
the interests,
the people upstairs,
the power elite,
the power structure,
the top,
thearchy,
them,
theocracy,
they,
top brass,
totalitarian government,
totalitarian regime,
triarchy,
tribunate,
triumvirate,
tyranny,
vegetable kingdom,
vizierate,
viziership,
welfare state