Definitions of dignitary [ˈdɪg nɪˌtɛr i]

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Definition of 'dignitary'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) dignitary
a person who holds a high rank or office, as in a government or church.

Etymology: (1665–75; dignit (y ) + -ary)

Definition of 'dignitary'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) very important person, VIP, high-up, dignitary, panjandrum, high muckamuck
an important or influential (and often overbearing) person

Definition of 'dignitary'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) dignitary
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

Translation of 'dignitary'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a person who has a high rank or office.
Afrikaans: hoogwaardigheidsbekleër	Arabic: وَجيه، صاحِب رُتْبَه أو م	Bulgarian: сановник
Brazilian: dignitário	Czech: hodnostář	German: der Würdenträger
Danish: fornem person; dignitar	Greek: αξιωματούχος	Spanish: dignatario
Estonian: aukandja	Farsi: شخص عالیرتبه؛ والامقام	Finnish: arvohenkilö
French: dignitaire	Hebrew: בַּעֲל מַעֲמָד מְכוּבָּד	Hindi: उच्च पदवी वाला
Croatian: dostojanstvenik	Hungarian: előkelőség	Indonesian: pembesar
Icelandic: maður í virðingarstöðu	Italian: dignitario	Japanese: 高位の人
Korean: 고관	Lithuanian: aukštas pareigūnas	Latvian: augsta amatpersona
Malay: pembesar	Dutch: hoogwaardigheidsbekleder	Norwegian: person av høy rang
Polish: dygnitarz	Persian: شخص عالیرتبه؛ والامقام	Pashto: دعزت، مقام او حيتيت څښتن
Portuguese: dignitário	Romanian: demnitar	Russian: сановник
Slovak: hodnostár	Slovenian: dostojanstvenik	Serbian: dostojanstvenik
Swedish: dignitär, hög ämbetsman	Thai: บุคคลที่มีตำแหน่งสูง	Turkish: yüksek mevkili kimse, önd
Taiwanese: 職位高的人，高官顯貴	Ukrainian: сановник; особа, що займа	Urdu: اعلی مرتبے یا منصب پر فائ
Vietnamese: người có quyền cao chức t	Chinese: 职位高的人，高官显贵
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