The natural hierarchy of social status and dominance occurring in a group of birds.
The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.
A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
The state (of a Canadian First Nations person) of being registered under the Indian Act.
Prestige or high standing.
A situation or state of affairs.
The legal condition of a person or thing.
A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.