hierarch
n 1: a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy
2: a senior clergyman and dignitary [syn: {archpriest},
{hierarch}, {high priest}, {prelate}, {primate}]
Hierarch \Hi"er*arch\ (h[imac]"[~e]r*[aum]rk`), n. [LL.
hierarcha, Gr. ?; "iero`s sacred (akin to Skr. ishiras
vigorous, fresh, blooming) + ? leader, ruler, fr. ? to lead,
rule: cf. F. hi['e]rarque.]
One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things;
the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs.
--Milton. Hierarchal