KNIGHT GRAND COMMANDER

Meaning of KNIGHT GRAND COMMANDER in English

a knight who belongs to one of the higher orders of chivalry . There is no equivalent title for women.

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KNIGHT GRAND COMMANDER — noun ( plural knights grand commanders ) : a member of an honorary order (as the Star of India) that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNIGHT — I French chevalier German Ritter In the European Middle Ages, a formally professed cavalryman, generally a vassal holding land as …
Английский словарь Британика
GRAND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Grand Falls Grand Alliance War of the Grand Banks Grand Canal Grand Canyon Grand …
Английский словарь Британика
KNIGHT — I. ˈnīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, boy, youth, knight, from Old English cniht, cneoht boy, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAND
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMMANDER — kəˈmandə(r), -maan-, -man- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English comander, comandour, from Old French comandeor, from comander + -eor …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAND — (superl.) Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
GRAND — (superl.) Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of persons); majestic, …
Английский словарь Webster
GRAND — ( superl. ) Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNIGHT — — knightless , adj. /nuyt/ , n. 1. a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRAND — — grandly , adv. — grandness , n. /grand/ , adj., grander, grandest , n. , pl. grands for 13, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMMANDER — — commandership , n. /keuh man"deuhr, -mahn"-/ , n. 1. a person who commands. 2. a person who exercises authority; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNIGHT — I. ˈnīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cniht man-at-arms, boy, servant; akin to Old High German kneht youth, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRAND — I. ˈgrand adjective Etymology: Anglo-French grant, grand, large, great, grand, from Latin grandis Date: 1548 1. a. : having more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMMANDER — noun Date: 14th century 1. : one in an official position of command or control: as a. : commanding officer …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNIGHT — noun a champion; a partisan; a lover. 2. knight ·noun a young servant or follower; a military attendant. 3. knight …
Webster English vocab
GRAND — superl of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand …
Webster English vocab
COMMANDER — noun the chief officer of a commandery. 2. commander ·noun a heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in …
Webster English vocab
KNIGHT — [knight] n [ME, fr. OE cniht man-at-arms, boy, servant; akin to OHG kneht youth, military follower] (bef. 12c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRAND — [grand] adj [MF, large, great, grand, fr. L grandis] (1584) 1 a: having more importance than others: foremost b: having …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMMANDER — [com.mand.er] n (14c) 1: one in an official position of command or control: as a: commanding officer b: the presiding …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNIGHT — French Chevalier, German Ritter, now a title of honour bestowed for a variety of services, but originally in the European …
Britannica English vocabulary
KNIGHT — knight, K~ BrE AmE naɪt (= night) ▷ knighted ˈnaɪt ɪd -əd AmE ˈnaɪt̬ əd ▷ knighting ˈnaɪt ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRAND — grand, Grand BrE AmE ɡrænd —but in French expressions ɡrɒn, ɡrɒ̃ AmE ɡrɑːn —French [ ɡrɑ̃ ] —See also phrases …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COMMANDER — commander BrE AmE kə ˈmɑːnd ə § -ˈmænd- AmE -ˈmænd ə r ▷ commander|s z ▶ com ˌ mander in …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KNIGHT — / naɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (in the Middle Ages) a man of high social rank …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAND — / grænd; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( grand·er , grand·est ) 1. impressive and large or important …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMMANDER — / kəˈmɑːndə(r); NAmE -ˈmæn-/ noun 1. a person who is in charge of sth, especially an officer in charge of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNIGHT — I. knight 1 /naɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cniht ] 1 . a man …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRAND — I. ˌgrand piˈano BrE AmE ( also grand ) noun [countable] the type of large piano often used in concerts, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMMANDER — com ‧ mand ‧ er /kəˈmɑːndə $ kəˈmændər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . an officer of any rank who …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNIGHT — n. & v. --n. 1 a man awarded a non-hereditary title (Sir) by a sovereign in recognition of merit or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRAND — adj. & n. --adj. 1 a splendid, magnificent, imposing, dignified. b solemn or lofty in conception, execution, or expression; noble. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMMANDER — n. 1 a person who commands, esp.: a a naval officer next in rank below captain. b = wing commander. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNIGHT — n. & v. n. 1 a man awarded a non-hereditary title (Sir) by a sovereign in recognition of merit or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRAND — adj. & n. adj. 1 a splendid, magnificent, imposing, dignified. b solemn or lofty in conception, execution, or expression; noble. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMMANDER — n. 1 a person who commands, esp.: a a naval officer next in rank below captain. b = wing commander. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNIGHT — n. & v. --n. 1. a man awarded a non-hereditary title (Sir) by a sovereign in recognition of merit or …
Oxford English vocab
GRAND — adj. & n. --adj. 1. a splendid, magnificent, imposing, dignified. b solemn or lofty in conception, execution, or expression; noble. …
Oxford English vocab
COMMANDER — n.1 a person who commands, esp.: a a naval officer next in rank below captain. b wing commander. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
KNIGHT — ( knights, knighting, knighted) 1. In medieval times, a knight was a man of noble birth, who served his king …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAND — ( grander, grandest, grands) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The form …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMMANDER — ( commanders) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A commander is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMMANDER — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is an officer …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
KNIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES knight errant white knight COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ While not particularly …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRAND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMMANDER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES commander in chief ▪ The Queen is Commander in Chief of the British armed forces. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRAND — (SPLENDID) [adjective] -er, -est - splendid in style and appearance; attracting admiration and attentionThe Palace of Versailles is very grand.We …
Cambridge English vocab
COMMANDER — [noun] [C] - an officer who is in charge of a military operation, or an officer of a particular rank …
Cambridge English vocab
KNIGHT — n. Knight Templar Baer Karl Ernst knight von Ritter knight von Gluck Knight Frank Hyneman Lamarck Jean Baptiste de Monet …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRAND — n. Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Grand Falls Grand Alliance War of the Grand Banks Grand Canal Grand Canyon Grand Canyon …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRAND — Synonyms and related words : Babylonian, C, C-note, Corinthian, G, G-note, Klavier, M, Steinway, admirable, advantageous, aggrandized, all-inclusive, apotheosized, aristocratic, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMMANDER — Synonyms and related words : A per se, ADC, CO, OD, ace, admiral, aide, aide-de-camp, boatswain, boss, brigadier, brigadier general, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMMANDER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ senior , supreme , top ▪ deputy , subordinate ( AmE ) ▪ joint ▪ air-force , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KNIGHT — n. 25B6; noun knights in armour : CAVALIER, cavalryman, horseman; lord, noble, nobleman; historical chevalier, paladin, banneret. 25A0; knight in …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRAND — n. 25B6; adjective a grand hotel : MAGNIFICENT, imposing, impressive, awe-inspiring, splendid, resplendent, majestic, monumental; palatial, stately, large; luxurious, sumptuous, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMMANDER — n. 25B6; noun LEADER, head, chief, overseer, controller; commander-in-chief, C in C, commanding officer, CO, officer; informal boss, boss man, …
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KNIGHT — ( also knight bachelor ) n ( abbr Kt ) a man with a rank of honour given to him …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
COMMANDER — [t]°†'Ґ':†]коммандер (воинское звание в категории старших офицеров ВМС; соответствует подполковнику (lieutenant colonel) в сухопутных войсках) 2.(Commander) кавалер ордена III степени …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
GRAND — adj. 1 large, great, huge, immense, enormous, impressive, imposing, splendid, fine, majestic, stately, lofty, monumental, lavish, magnificent, opulent, luxurious, palatial, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
KNIGHT — 1. сущ. 1) а) рыцарь; витязь to dub smb. knight ≈ посвятить кого-л. в рыцари б) рыцарь (поклонник дамы) 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRAND — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, величественный, грандиозный, великий б) возвышенный, благородный в) важный, знатный; важничающий, исполненный самомнения do the grand …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMMANDER — сущ. 1) а) командир; начальник; военачальник, командующий Syn : boss, captain, commanding officer б) офицер, исполняющий функции председателя на собрании …
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