In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate
(noun) a senior clergyman and dignitary
hierarch
(noun) a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hierarch (plural hierarches)
(religion) One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order.
(Eastern Orthodoxy) A title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (arbiters of canon law) over their respective dioceses.
• ordinary
Source: Wiktionary
Hi"er*arch, n. Etym: [LL. hierarcha, Gr. ishiras vigorous, fresh, blooming) + hiérarque.]
Definition: One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 February 2025
(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.