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Webster 1913 Edition
dignitary
dig′ni-ta-ry
,Noun.
pl.
dignitaries
(#)
. [Cf. F.
dignitaire
, fr. L. dignitas
.] One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of a parochial priest or clergyman.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dignitary
DIGNITARY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
dignitary
dignitary
English
Noun
dignitary (plural dignitaries)
- an important or influential person, or one of high rank or position
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic climbs highest to sink Benfica (in The Guardian, 15 May 2013)
- It was a remarkable climax to a match that ended with another of those disappearing acts from John Terry only to re-emerge, in full kit, so he could climb the steps, shake the hands of Eusébio, Michel Platini and all the other dignitaries, then help Frank Lampard to lift the trophy.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic climbs highest to sink Benfica (in The Guardian, 15 May 2013)
Translations
important or influential person
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