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hierarch definition

hi·er·arch (hī′ər ärk′)

noun

the leader or chief of a religious group; high priest

Etymology: ML hierarcha < Gr hierarchēs, presider over sacred rites, chief priest: see hiero- & -arch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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