Answer: hierarchies

AnswerCrossword Clue
hierarchiesAn arrangement or classification of things according to relative importance or inclusiveness
hierarchiesThe clergy of the Catholic or Episcopal Church; the religious authorities
hierarchiesThe upper echelons of a hierarchical system; those in authority
hierarchiesA system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
hierarchiesThe traditional system of orders of angels and other heavenly beings
hierarchiesHIERARCHY, a body or organization classified in successively subordinate grades