A hierarchy (from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία (hierarkhía) 'rule of a high priest', from ἱεράρχης (hierárkhēs) 'president of sacred rites') is an arrangement of items (objects, names, values, categories, etc.) that …

The idea of categorizing groups according to rank readily transferred to the organization of priestly or other governmental rule. The word hierarchy is, in fact, related to a number of governmental words …

HIERARCHY definition: 1. a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance: 2. the people in…. Learn more.

HIERARCHY definition: any system of persons or things ranked one above another. See examples of hierarchy used in a sentence.

Definition of hierarchy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable, uncountable] a system, especially in a society or an organization, in which people are organized into different levels …

A group of persons or things organized into successive ranks or grades with each level subordinate to the one above: a career spent moving up through the military hierarchy.

hi•er•ar•chy (hī′ ə rär′kē, hī′ rär-), n., pl. -chies. any system of persons or things ranked one above another. Religion government by ecclesiastical rulers. the power or dominion of a hierarch. an …

Categorization or arrangement of a group of people or things into such ranks or grades. Classification by hierarchy; discounting the effects of hierarchy.

HIERARCHY meaning: 1 : a group that controls an organization and is divided into different levels; 2 : a system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status

Aug 19, 2025 · Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a 5-level pyramid explaining human motivation—from basic survival needs to self-actualization. Learn about each level.