hierarchical UK /ˌhaɪəˈɹɑːkɪkəl/US /ˌhaɪˈɹɑɹkɪkəl/ adjective4 •Pertaining to a hierarchy (a ranking). •Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.She claimed that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of 'true' art. •Reflecting relationships wholly consisting of subranks subsumed by ranks, a branching pattern of logic modeled like a tree. •Pertaining to a hierarch (a high-ranking priest or bishop).
