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grandee definition

gran·dee (gran dē′)

noun

  1. a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the highest rank
  2. a man of high rank; important personage

Etymology: Sp & Port grande: see grand

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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