social rank

The most drastic divisions are found within political and social ranks.

A girl viewed as beautiful, fertile and of high social rank can bring as many as 200 cows.

An individually tailored wig by a good maker was a signal of wealth and social rank and could cost the equivalent of thousands of pounds today.

One prominent example, roughly analogous to caste or social status, relates to "social rank" among hyena societies.

Some were cut from gold to resemble myrtle and were worn as headdresses by royals and the elite to mark their social rank and stature.