A system of ordering society whereby people are divided into strata of this type; the pattern of social division created by such a system; a…

In extended use. Status, position, or rank within a community or social hierarchy; (also) a hierarchical system of social organization based on this.

a system of social stratification which divides a population into classes regarded as superior or inferior to one another, typically on the basis of…

(usually in figurative context) the hierarchical structure of society; the social scale.

Adherence to or belief in a caste system or a similarly hierarchical system of social organization; prejudice or discrimination on the basis of caste…

The division of society into social classes; the particular form or nature of this division in a given society.

Distinction between social classes; the class system. Also: the state of belonging to a particular class.

gen. Any hierarchy based on rank or status.

a social system organized around the status of individuals; a social group in which status derives from a person's position or achievement with…

= pecking order, n. 2.