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Meaning of GRANDEE

Pronunciation:  gran'dee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal
 
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 See Also: Lord, noble, nobleman

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gran*dee"\, n. [Sp. grande. See {Grand}.]
A man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman. In Spain, a
nobleman of the first rank, who may be covered in the king's
presence.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: archduke, aristocrat, armiger, baron, baronet, blue blood, Brahman, count, daimio, duke, earl, esquire, gentleman, grand duke, hidalgo, lace-curtain, laird, landgrave, lord, lordling, magnate, magnifico, margrave, marquis, noble, nobleman, optimate, palsgrave, patrician, peer, seigneur, seignior, silk-stocking, squire, swell, thoroughbred, upper-cruster, viscount, waldgrave
 

 

 

 

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