Hierarch
Pronunciation : Hi"er*arch
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. hierarcha, Gr. ishiras vigorous, fresh, blooming) + hi?rarque.]
Definition : Defn: One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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