Hi′er‐oc″ra‐cy (?), n. [Gr. ιερὅσ sacred + � to be strong, rule.] Government by ecclesiastics; a hierarchy. Jefferson.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.