hierarch
AN OFFICER OF A CHURCH OR CIVIC AUTHORITY WHO BY REASON OF OFFICE HAS ORDINARY POWER TO EXECUTE LAWS
Hierarch; Hierarchs; Ruling bishop; Local bishop; Local ordinary; Ordinary (Catholic Church); Officers, Church; Church Officers; Church officers; Church officer; Ordinary (officer); Ruling hierarch
['h???r?:k]
¦ noun a chief priest, archbishop, or other leader.
Origin
ME: via med. L. from Gk hierarkhes, from hieros 'sacred' + arkhes 'ruler'.