Preposition: of

• empire: His family was one of the most illustrious of the empire.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: On consideration we perceive it is not the cities which make the citizens illustrious, but he reverse.

Modifies a noun

• predecessor: The motor, despite its looks, has been designed to be better than its illustrious stock predecessor in almost every respect.

• personage: Engraving of Thomas first Lord Coventry; Lord keeper dated to plate 1818 from ' Portraits Of Illustrious Personages Of Great Britain.

• forebear: Today's evangelicals are surely no less concerned than their illustrious 19th century forebears for holistic societal reform.

• ancestor: This latest will, I am sure, be a credit to his illustrious ancestors.

• career: Wendy's illustrious career has spanned over 40 years.

• opponent: Ross got away to a quick fire start surprising his illustrious opponent with his good touch on his drop shots to the front corners.

Modifying Another Word

• so: I've spoken to him many times but had no idea his war career was so illustrious.

• very: The capital of the Bahamas is on Nassau, an island of tremendous vibrancy where luxury hotels have hosted some very illustrious guests.

• equally: Manchester Airport has an exciting and promising future, but it has an equally illustrious past, which began in 1928.

• highly: He was born on 15 th October 1967 into a highly illustrious family of traditional musicians of the Agra Gharana.

• however: But Brotzmann bridles at such relegation to the guitar pantheon, however illustrious.

• particularly: The Pagets were a particularly illustrious and respected Victorian dynasty.