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grandee

[ gran-dee ]

/ grænˈdi /

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noun

a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.

Origin of grandee

1590–1600; < Spanish, Portuguese grande, with ending assimilated to -ee

OTHER WORDS FROM grandee

gran·dee·ship, noun

Words nearby grandee

grande, grande chartreuse, la, grande dame, grande prairie, grande-terre, grandee, grandeur, grandfather, grandfather clause, grandfather clock, grandfather's chair

Example sentences from the Web for grandee

The card was, under its social form, a mere command to present myself before the grandee.

The Arrow of Gold |Joseph Conrad
During the days succeeding the arrival of the grandee, Belinchon's friends cast mocking glances at their rivals.

The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 |Armando Palacio Valds
A Spanish grandee, as if come out from a page of Cervantes, is selling shoe laces and cuff buttons.

Dust of New York |Konrad Bercovici
And what a woman wishes, a grandee of Spain willed, it appeared.

His Excellency the Minister |Jules Claretie

The centenarian accepted with the air of a grandee, and extended his horn snuff-box.

The Octopus |Frank Norris

British Dictionary definitions for grandee

grandee

/ (ɡrænˈdiː) /

noun

a Spanish or Portuguese prince or nobleman of the highest rank

a man of great rank or eminence

Derived forms of grandee

grandeeship, noun

Word Origin for grandee

C16: from Spanish grande