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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship. H. Swinburne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., fr. grand. See Grand. ] The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show
Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. Milton.
n. [ L. grandaevitas. ] Great age; long life. [ Obs. ] Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. grandaevus; grandig grand+ aevum lifetime, age. ] Of great age; aged; longlived. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]