noun
- a person of high rank or social importance
- a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the highest rank
Usage: historical
Examples
- The grandees of the business world attended the exclusive conference.
- She moved among the social grandees with ease and confidence.
- The Spanish grandee owned vast estates across the country.
- Local grandees gathered to discuss the city’s development plans.
- He was treated like a grandee wherever he went.
- The old grandee still commanded respect in political circles.