Hierarch
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- One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs.
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Etymology
Late Latin hierarcha, Greek ἱεράρχης, hierarchēs; sacred (akin to Sanskrit ishiras vigorous, fresh, blooming) + leader, ruler, from to lead, rule: compare French hiérarque
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