Hierarchical

[haɪə'rɑːkɪk(ə)l] or [,haɪə'rɑrkɪkl]

Definition

(adj.) classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; 'it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art'; 'in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first' .

Edited by Anselm--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Pertaining to a hierarchy.

Edited by Laurence