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gran·dee
(grăn-dē′)n.
1.
a. A nobleman of the highest rank in Spain or Portugal.
b. Used as the title for such a nobleman.
2. A person of eminence or high rank.
[Spanish grande, from Latin grandis, great.]
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grandee
(ɡrænˈdiː)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a Spanish or Portuguese prince or nobleman of the highest rank
2. a man of great rank or eminence
[C16: from Spanish grande]
granˈdeeship n
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gran•dee
(grænˈdi)n.
a man of high social position or eminence, esp. a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.
[1590–1600; < Sp, Portuguese grande, with ending assimilated to -ee]
gran•dee′ship, n.
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grandee
n (of Spain) → Grande m; (fig) → Fürst m (inf); the grandees of broadcasting/business → die Größen des Fernsehens/der Geschäftswelt
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