grandee

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

1 English

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin grandis (“large, great”).

Pronunciation [edit]

IPA: /ɡɹænˈdiː/

Noun [edit]

grandee (plural grandees)

a person of high rank
a high ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal
the title for a high ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal

Translations [edit]

person of high rank

German: Grande (de) m

Russian: вельможа (ru) (velʹmóža) m (dated)

high ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal

German: Grande (de) m

title for a high ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal

German: Grande (de) m

Anagrams [edit]

angered, derange, en garde, enraged, grenade

Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=grandee&oldid=18999642"