grandee
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"I have learned," he cried, "that this Grandee kept his hat on in the King's presence at least once�in 1911!"
From Time Magazine Archive
The building dated from 1200 and had been the home of many a Grandee.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just when it occurs to the soldier to regard this as fiction, the Spanish Grandee arrives to carry his fiancee back to France.
From Time Magazine Archive
Don Alba, a descendant of the famous Grandee family of Spain, entered politics a year before the War.
From Time Magazine Archive
Josefina was near the noble Grandee with her arms crossed, waiting for the benediction before going to bed.
From The Grandee by Palacio Valdés, Armando
