What is a body of officials disposed organically in ranks and orders each subordinate to the one above it; a body of ecclesiastical rulers called?
hierarchy — A body of officials disposed organically in ranks and orders each subordinate to the one above it; a body of ecclesiastical rulers. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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