"Was there a family hierarchy at work here?"

Garry sat at her right hand as befitted his importance in the family hierarchy.

He's about to move up in the family hierarchy, gaining freedom and privileges.

Penalties were more severe for crimes committed against senior relatives within the family hierarchy.

In addition to the blood relations from his nine-agnates family hierarchy, his students and peers were added to be the tenth group.

The new daughter-in-law sinks to the lowest level of the family hierarchy, in marked contrast to her previous role as niece.

Though a stranger might not have noticed, each seat represented a different level of importance in the family hierarchy.

The authors commented that he is "not without influence, but he certainly does not play the traditional grandfather role in the family hierarchy."

However, he enjoyed a key role in the family hierarchy.

What makes Korean meals special is not the foods, but the ritual, where family hierarchy prevails.