Hierarch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Hierarch	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Hierarch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hierarch n a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy a senior clergyman and dignitary Synonym(s): archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hierarch \Hi"er*arch\, n. [LL. hierarcha, Gr. [?]; "iero`s sacred (akin to Skr. ishiras vigorous, fresh, blooming) + [?] leader, ruler, fr. [?] to lead, rule: cf. F. hi[82]rarque.] One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs. --Milton.