Audio English.net » Dictionary » G » Grammarian ... Grandiosely

GRANDEE

Dictionary entry overview: What does grandee mean?

• GRANDEE (noun)
The noun GRANDEE has 1 sense:

1. a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal

Familiarity information: GRANDEE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GRANDEE (noun)

Sense 1

grandee ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("grandee" is a kind of...):

Lord; noble; nobleman (a titled peer of the realm)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Keep no more cats than catch mice." (English proverb)

"There is no winter for who has remained in his mother's womb" (Breton proverb)

"He fasted for a whole year and then broke his fast with an onion." (Arabic proverb)

"The word goes out but the message is lost." (Corsican proverb)

Page delivered in 0.0433 seconds