Associations to the word «Grandee»

Wiktionary

GRANDEE, noun. A person of high rank
GRANDEE, noun. A high ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal
GRANDEE, noun. The title for a high ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal

Dictionary definition

GRANDEE, noun. A nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats