1. a person who rules or has authority in a sacred or religious order
Usage: formal
2. a person in a position of authority in any ranked system or organization
Usage: formal

Examples

• The archbishop was the highest hierarch in the regional church.
• Ancient Egyptian hierarcbs controlled both religious and political power.
• The corporate hierarch made all major decisions for the company.
• Medieval hierarcbs often lived in luxury while common people struggled.
• The religious hierarch blessed the new temple.
• She challenged the authority of the traditional hierarch.
• The hierarch’s word was considered law within the organization.