hierarchical

English

WOTD – 27 July 2007

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare French hiérarchique.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪəɹˈɑːkɪkəl/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪˈɹɑːɹkɪkəl/
Audio (US) (file)

Adjective

hierarchical (not comparable)

Pertaining to a hierarchy.
Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order.
Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.
It has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art.

Related terms

Translations

Pertaining to a hierarchy

Catalan: jeràrquic
Czech: hierarchický
Danish: hierarkisk (da)
Esperanto: hierarkia
Finnish: hierarkkinen (fi)
French: hiérarchique (fr) m or f
Galician: xerárquico m
German: hierarchisch (de)
Greek: ιεραρχικός (el) m (ierarchikós)

Italian: gerarchico (it) m
Macedonian: хиерархиски m (hierárhiski), чиноследен m (činosleden)
Portuguese: hierárquico (pt)
Romanian: ierarhic (ro) m or n
Russian: иерархи́ческий (ru) (ijerarxíčeskij)
Spanish: jerárquico
Swedish: hierarkisk (sv)
Tagalog: halpunuanin
Welsh: hierarchaidd (cy)

Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order

Finnish: hierarkkinen (fi)
Greek: ιεραρχικός (el) m (ierarchikós)

Manx: ard-saggyrtagh

Classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades

Catalan: jeràrquic
Finnish: hierarkkinen (fi)
French: hiérarchique (fr) m or f
Galician: xerárquico m
German: hierarchisch (de)

Greek: ιεραρχικός (el) m (ierarchikós)
Italian: gerarchico (it) m
Macedonian: хиерархиски m (hierárhiski), чиноследен (činosleden)
Portuguese: hierárquico (pt)
Swedish: hierarkisk (sv)

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