hierarchism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hierarchy +‎ -ism

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪəɹɑː(ɹ)kɪzəm/

Noun[edit]

hierarchism (usually uncountable, plural hierarchisms)

  1. The principles or authority of a hierarchy.
    • 1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity:
      The more dominant hierarchism of the West.