Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dignitary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dignitary \Dig"ni*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Dignitaries}. [Cf. F.
dignitaire, fr. L. dignitas.]
One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity
or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank
above that of a parochial priest or clergyman.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dignitary
n : an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
[syn: {very important person}, {VIP}, {high-up}, {panjandrum},
{high muckamuck}]
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