hierarchism

English

Etymology

From hierarchy +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪəɹɑː(ɹ)kɪzəm/

Noun

hierarchism (usually uncountable, plural hierarchisms)

  1. The principles or authority of a hierarchy.
    • 1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity:
      The more dominant hierarchism of the West.
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