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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.

The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship. H. Swinburne.

Fig.: A magnate or grandee.

A person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere. Macaulay.

A grandee or nobleman of Venice; -- so called in courtesy. Shak.

Any assemblage or display; a gathering. Of the temporal grandees of the realm, mentof their wives and daughters, the muster was great and splendid. Macaulay. Muster book, a book in which military forces are registred. -- Muster file, a muster roll. -- Muster master (Mil.), one who takes an account of troops, and of t…