grandee

  • 11grandee — noun /ɡɹænˈdiː/ a) a person of high rank b) a high ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal …

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  • 12grandee — Synonyms and related words: Brahman, archduke, aristocrat, armiger, baron, baronet, blue blood, count, daimio, duke, earl, esquire, gentleman, grand duke, hidalgo, lace curtain, laird, landgrave, lord, lordling, magnate, magnifico, margrave,… …

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  • 13grandee — gran|dee [grænˈdi:] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Spanish; Origin: grande, from Latin grandis; GRAND1] 1.) a politician of the highest social class who has a lot of influence 2.) a Spanish or Portuguese ↑nobleman of the highest rank, in the past …

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  • 14grandee — gran|dee [ græn di ] noun count 1. ) a very important and powerful person, especially in politics 2. ) a man of very high social class in Spain or Portugal in the past …

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  • 15grandee — gran·dee || græn dɪː n. Spanish nobleman, Spanish aristocrat …

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  • 16grandee — [gran di:] noun a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the highest rank. ↘a man of high rank or eminence. Origin C16: from Sp. and Port. grande grand , used asnoun; the change of ending was due to assoc. with ee …

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  • 17grandee — n. Nobleman, noble, lord …

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  • 18grandee — noun (C) 1 a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the highest rank in former times 2 a politician of the highest social class who has a lot of influence …

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  • 19grandee — gran·dee …

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  • 20grandee — gran•dee [[t]grænˈdi[/t]] n. a man of high social position or eminence, esp. a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman • Etymology: 1590–1600; < Sp, Pg grande, with ending assimilated to ee gran•dee′ship, n …

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