grand dragon
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9.9
- noun
- /ɡrænd ˈdræɡən/
- Offensive
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gran dragón
- Mr. Cobb, this is Stump Sisson, grand dragon of Mississippi.
- grand dragon for the Ku
- Klan grand dragon
- grand dragon, William Dodge
My son and I was the grand dragon of the clan, OK.
- My son and I was the grand dragon of the clan, OK.
- I think it goes Grand Imperial Wizard, Grand Dragon, Exalted Cyclops, Papa John, Attorney General.
Examples
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My son and I was the grand dragon of the clan, OK.
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I think it goes Grand Imperial Wizard, Grand Dragon, Exalted Cyclops, Papa John, Attorney General.
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My cousin was a grand dragon!
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My name is Stump Sisson... ...and I'm proud to be a grand dragon... ...for the Invisible Empire of the Ku Klux Klan.
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In case you missed the Nightline on the new KKK, while out in the woods burning a cross with his band of ignorant crazies, the "grand dragon" said if Obama was reelected, there would be a race war.
Blog text (1) -
I'VE TRIED CASES BEFORE JUDGES WHO WERE GRAND DRAGONS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN, WHO FORCED ME TO ENTER THROUGH THE BACK DOOR.
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Michael Lowe is the grand dragon of the Texas Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
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We start with William Dodge, grand dragon of the Connecticut Ku Klux Klan.
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KKK leader David Duke eventually promoted Metzger to grand dragon, or state leader, of California.
Surface Forms
Morphology
grand + dragon
The literal meanings of 'grand' (great, exalted) and 'dragon' (a mythical creature) do not compose to the concept of a KKK state/regional officer, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would not predict this organizational title. This is a culture- and organization-specific rank that requires external socio-historical knowledge rather than transparent lexical composition, so it is unpredictable across languages and learners.
Etymology
Grand dragon is a title from the Ku Klux Klan, a group that used grand, story-like names for its officers. The word dragon brings to mind a fierce creature that guards land, so a grand dragon was the powerful 'leader' of a 'state' or region.