What is the meaning of hierarchical?
The word hierarchal is a derivative of hierarch. It is a noun which means “of or belonging to a hierarch or hierarchy.” The Oxford English Dictionary records its first usage in 1641.Definition 1The word hierarch can be used as an adjective or a noun. An individual with a great amount of authority or a high position can be referred to as a hierarch. However, when defined as the matter of having rule in holy things, or among holy things, hierarch becomes an adjective.Definition 2Often, a hierarch is one who has rule or power in regard to holy matters. In ancient Greek temples, a hierarch was one of the minor priests. But this definition may extend to a chief priest, a chief prelate or an archbishop. Such individuals belong to a hierarchal society.Definition 3A collective body of angels, or, each of the three divisions of angels comprising three orders in the system of Dionysius the Areopagite, is deemed a hierarchy. Such angels are part of a hierarchical system.Definition 4Most commonly,
