Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Grandee"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grandee \Gran*dee"\, n. [Sp. grande. See {Grand}.]
A man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman. In Spain, a
nobleman of the first rank, who may be covered in the king's
presence.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
grandee
n : a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal
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