Grandee \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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
grandee
n : a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal
WordNet (r) 2.0
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "grandee":
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, marquis, noble, nobleman, optimate, palsgrave, patrician,
peer, seigneur, seignior, silk-stocking, squire, swell,
thoroughbred, upper-cruster, viscount, waldgrave
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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