Hierarchy
A hierarchy is a system of ranking and organizing things or people, where each element of the system is subordinate to a single other element.
The first use of the word "hierarchy" cited by the
Oxford English Dictionary was in 1380, when it was used in reference to the three orders of three angels as depicted by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.
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hierarchy is a system of ranking and organizing things or people, where each element of the system is subordinate to a single other element.
The first use of the word "hierarchy" cited by the
Oxford English Dictionary was in 1380, when it was used in reference to the three orders of three angels as depicted by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.
