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grandee

noun

gran-ˈdē

Definition of grandee

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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Recent Examples of grandee The genteel decor takes its cues from the quintas (farms) of local wine grandees, and each room features photographs and accessories contributed by a different Portuguese winemaker. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026 Days earlier, the longtime political grandee who had a reputation as a ruthless political fixer, had stepped down as a member of the House of Lords. — Camille Behnke, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026 An editor could pick up the phone and try to get a former secretary of state or the treasury, a grandee of the House or Senate, and probably even ex-president or vice-president and pitch them to review a book with a reasonable chance of success. — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 To further add fuel to the fire, Vinod Khosla, the Silicon Valley grandee warned at the AI summit that the country’s IT services industry will cease to exist in its current form by 2030. — Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grandee

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In it, Noémie Merlant plays Marianne, an artist hired to paint the portrait of a young woman (Adèle Haenel) being married off to an Italian nobleman.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026
There’s the lively battle scene depicting the nobleman Charles Stanhope defending Jamaica (which had been made a British territory in 1655 and remained one until 1962) from France, the United States’ ally in the Revolutionary War.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026

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For most of the 20th century, a gentleman’s agreement held that no building in Philadelphia rose higher than the brim of William Penn’s hat — the 37-foot bronze likeness of the city’s founder that stands atop City Hall.

— Regan Stephens, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Waving and smiling, Aveiro, accompanied by a burly gentleman, takes a seat at a table bedecked with a bouquet of roses, ready to tuck into some cuisine from her native country.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

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