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Grammar : Noun
Spell : gran-dee
Phonetic Transcription : grænˈdi



Definition of grandee

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Spanish grande "nobleman of the first rank," originally an adjective, "great," from Latin grandis "big, great" (see grand (adj.)).
  • As in nobleman : noun man of noble birth
Example sentences :
  • Since that letter I have learned more concerning this grandee, for such he is.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • Tell her you're a Spanish grandee, and offer her a position as Spanish grandshe.
  • Extract from : « Happy-Thought Hall » by F. C. Burnand
  • The centenarian accepted with the air of a grandee, and extended his horn snuff-box.
  • Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
  • He signed to the girl to retire with the air of a grandee dismissing some vassal.
  • Extract from : « The Duke's Motto » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
  • He will be falling in love with some grandee next, mark my words!
  • Extract from : « Wives and Daughters » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
  • What right had this Czernovese grandee to demand a salute from him—an English officer?
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of the Czar » by John R. Carling
  • Most likely they belong to one of the family at the Manor, or to some grandee who is staying there.
  • Extract from : « Felix Holt, The Radical » by George Eliot
  • My grandfather was the son of a grandee who had lost all his property.
  • Extract from : « Vine and Olive; Or Young America in Spain and Portugal » by Oliver Optic
  • The highest privilege of a grandee is that of covering his head before the king.
  • Extract from : « Letters from Spain » by Joseph Blanco White
  • Can you prove yourself worthy of the daughter of a Spanish hidalgo and grandee?
  • Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey

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