grandee

[ gran-dee ]
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noun
  1. a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.

Origin of grandee

1
1590–1600; <Spanish, Portuguese grande, with ending assimilated to -ee

Other words from grandee

  • gran·dee·ship, noun

Words Nearby grandee

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How to use grandee in a sentence

  • 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
  • The grandee even condescended to tell her a great deal of his private history; his public one was known by everybody.

    The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 | Armando Palacio Valds

British Dictionary definitions for grandee

grandee

/ (ɡrænˈdiː) /


noun
  1. a Spanish or Portuguese prince or nobleman of the highest rank

  2. a man of great rank or eminence

Origin of grandee

1
C16: from Spanish grande

Derived forms of grandee

  • grandeeship, noun

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