grande

Examples

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• A young curate, newly appointed to a village church, is invited by the local grande dame to tea.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Lied about the grande.

  What Women Want (2000)

• My spouse said, "Wow, this becomes a game changer," when I told him... no more daily grande CDL at a buck more each (90 cents + tax added to our current registered card cost).

  Blog text (14)

• In Spanish history, a grande often held significant influence and privileges over local governance.

• The grande of the region organized a lavish feast to celebrate the anniversary of their family's lineage.

• As a grande in Portuguese nobility, he was known for his vast estates and political power during the monarchy.

Synonyms

N

noble

vsgrande

63 5.3

A person from a high social family with a title

refers specifically to the top rank within Spanish or Portuguese nobility

N

nobleman

vsgrande

14 5.6

A man from a high social class who has a title

denotes the narrower top-rank status with special historical privileges

G

grandee

vsgrande

2 9.9

An important noble of the highest rank in Spain or Portugal

has identical meaning but is a different word form used historically

Compounds

G

grande dame

2 8.2

An older woman who is respected and important in a field or society

Surface Forms

Etymology