n.
Pronunciation: ' gran-j ə r, - ˌ ju ̇ r, - ˌ d(y)u ̇ r, -d(y) ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Old French, from grand
Date: 1600
1 : the quality or state of being grand : MAGNIFICENCE <the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome ― E. A. Poe>
2 : an instance or example of grandeur