grandee
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɡɹænˈdiː/
grandee (plural grandees)
- A high-ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal. [from 1590s]
- 1670, Antoine de Brunel, François van Aerssen, A Journey Into Spain, page 38 ↗
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- 1670, Antoine de Brunel, François van Aerssen, A Journey Into Spain, page 38 ↗
- (by extension) A person of high rank.
- Synonyms: magnate
- The title for a high ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal.
- German: Grande
- Spanish: grande
- German: Grande
- Russian: вельмо́жа
- German: Grande
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