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hierarchal - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hierarchal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hierarchal [ a.]
- Alt. of Hierarchic

Meaning of 'hierarchal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hierarchal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
Example in sentence:
  • in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first;
  • it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art