tiered

tier ¹  (tîr)

n.

1. One of a series of rows placed one above another: a stadium with four tiers of seats.

2. A rank or class.

tr. & intr.v. tiered, tier·ing, tiers

To arrange (something) into or rise in tiers: tier a wedding cake; balconies that tier upward.

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[Middle English tire, row, rank, from Old French, from tirer, to draw out; see tirade.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

tiered - having or arranged in tiers; "a tiered mound"