HIERARCH

hierarch. Hierarch, [ch as k] n. the chief of a sacred order

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Hi″er‐arch (?), n. [[LL. hierarcha, Gr. �; ιερὅσ sacred (akin to Skr. ishiras vigorous, fresh, blooming) + � leader, ruler, fr. � to lead, rule: cf. F. hiérarque.]] One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs. Milton.