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grandee
[ gran-dee ]
noun
- a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.
grandee
/ ɡrænˈdiː /
noun
- a Spanish or Portuguese prince or nobleman of the highest rank
- a man of great rank or eminence
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Derived Forms
- granˈdeeship, noun
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Other Words From
- gran·deeship noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grandee1
C16: from Spanish grande
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Example Sentences
Strange that he should be thus happy in a receptacle of so much pain and sorrow; yet he was light-hearted as the son of a grandee.
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On rising from the card-table, I saw a Spanish grandee, an afrancesado in exile, who had been about a fortnight in Touraine.
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Don Jaime, as the grandee was called, decided to paint her reclining on a crimson sofa, with plants and flowers at her side.
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During the days succeeding the arrival of the grandee, Belinchon's friends cast mocking glances at their rivals.
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The grandee even condescended to tell her a great deal of his private history; his public one was known by everybody.
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