The meaning of HIERARCHICAL is of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy. How to use hierarchical in a sentence.

HIERARCHICAL definition: of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy. See examples of hierarchical used in a sentence.

Hierarchy is an important concept in a wide variety of fields, such as architecture, philosophy, design, church, mathematics, computer science, organizational theory, systems theory, systematic biology, …

adjective us / ˌhɑɪ·əˌrɑr·kɪ·k ə l / arranged in an order from the most to the least important (Definition of hierarchical from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

adjective us / ˌhɑɪ·əˌrɑr·kɪ·k ə l / arranged in an order from the most to the least important (Definition of hierarchical from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

That pretty much sums up hierarchical, pronounced "high-eh-RAR-ki-cal." In a hierarchical structure, people or groups are arranged according to ability or status.

A hierarchical system or organization is one in which people have different ranks or positions, depending on how important they are. ...the traditional hierarchical system of military organization.