| Pronunciation: | | gran'dee
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| Matching Terms: | | grande dame, grandeeship, grandeur, grandevity, grandevous
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| | Definition: | | [n] a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal |
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| | See Also: | | Lord, noble, nobleman |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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| | 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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