as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
only a Spanish grandee—and no one of lesser rank—can address comments to the king and queen of Spain
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Alongside this new threat, agent River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) and his grandfather David (Jonathan Pryce), a former MI5 grandee, both find themselves on the run from The Park and the group of mercenaries operating out of France.
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Ellie O'Mahoney, theweek, 6 Sep. 2024
For her part, Filler-Corn has backing from some state party grandees like former Gov. Ralph Northam and former state Attorney General Mark Herring.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 17 June 2024
His paintings had mostly been for grandees, Goya’s patrons at the Spanish court, but his prints were instead about them — and about ordinary Spanish people.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Money that was meant to go toward her presidential run was instead spent on the campaign’s of old political grandees looking to preserve any inkling of their past power.
—Alex González Ormerod, TIME, 30 May 2024
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Ellie O'Mahoney, theweek, 6 Sep. 2024
For her part, Filler-Corn has backing from some state party grandees like former Gov. Ralph Northam and former state Attorney General Mark Herring.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 17 June 2024
His paintings had mostly been for grandees, Goya’s patrons at the Spanish court, but his prints were instead about them — and about ordinary Spanish people.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Money that was meant to go toward her presidential run was instead spent on the campaign’s of old political grandees looking to preserve any inkling of their past power.
—Alex González Ormerod, TIME, 30 May 2024
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“Grandee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandee. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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