Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - grandee
Связанные словари
Grandee
grandee
Рейтинг статьи:
См. в других словарях
1.
n. 1 a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the highest rank. 2 a person of high rank or eminence. Etymology: Sp. & Port. grande, assim. to -EE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Англо-русский словарь
4.
(grandees) 1. In the past, a grandee was a Spanish prince of the highest rank. N-COUNT 2. You can refer to someone, especially a politician, who is upper class and has a lot of influence as a grandee. (mainly BRIT) He is a former defence secretary of the United States and a grandee of the Democratic Party. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
- 1598, from Sp. grande, from L. grandis "big, great." GRANDEUR - c.1500, from M.Fr. grandeur "grandness, greatness," from O.Fr. grand "great." Originally "loftiness, height;" extended sense of "majesty, stateliness" is first recorded 1669. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 1646 | |
2 | 1491 | |
3 | 1248 | |
4 | 1247 | |
5 | 1140 | |
6 | 1094 | |
7 | 1030 | |
8 | 1016 | |
9 | 1016 | |
10 | 981 | |
11 | 980 | |
12 | 951 | |
13 | 938 | |
14 | 922 | |
15 | 858 | |
16 | 819 | |
17 | 816 | |
18 | 797 | |
19 | 787 | |
20 | 754 |