From considerations of hierarchical respect, however, the detective, who with his snub nose and massive figure had much the appearance of a bull-dog, was obliged to let his superior enter first.
"Paris From the "Three Cities""
Emile Zola
Come all That either mood of heavenly joyance know, And, on the ladder hierarchical, Have seen the order'd Angels to and fro Descending with the pride of service sweet, Ascending, with the rapture of receipt!
"The Unknown Eros"
Coventry Patmore
At the same time, there was a hierarchical division based on the varying degrees of political power each group exercised within its society.
"The Black Experience in America The Immigrant Heritage of America"
Norman Coombs