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Definition of: hierarch
(hī′ər·ärk) noun
1. An ecclesiastical chief ruler.
2. An official of ancient Greece who had charge of the votive offerings in a temple. [<Med. L hierarcha <hierarchēs <hieros sacred + archos ruler <archein rule]
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