gran ‧ dee /ɡrænˈdiː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: grande , from Latin grandis ; ⇨ ↑ grand 1 ]
1 . a politician of the highest social class who has a lot of influence
2 . a Spanish or Portuguese ↑ nobleman of the highest rank, in the past