HETERARCHY
Etymology
Noun
heterarchy (countable and uncountable, plural heterarchies)
(uncountable) The rule of an alien; rule from without; government by an extraterritorial power.
(countable) An example of this government.
A system of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked (non-hierarchical) or where they possess the potential to be ranked a number of different ways.
Source: Wiktionary
Het"er*arch`y, n. Etym: [Hetero- + -archy.]
Definition: The government of an alien. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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