grand duchy
(grand duchy)
Princeton's WordNet
the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess
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grand duchy
(ˈgrænˌdɔ tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.
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grand
Webster Dictionary
great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime (said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a grand general; a grand view; a grand conception
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parlor grand
(ˈpɑr lər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a grand piano smaller than a concert grand but larger than a baby grand.
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grand
Webster Dictionary
having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc
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grand
Webster Dictionary
of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake
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inquest
Webster Dictionary
a body of men assembled under authority of law to inquire into any matterm civil or criminal, particularly any case of violent or sudden death; a jury, particularly a coroner's jury. The grand jury is sometimes called the grand inquest. See under Grand
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loya jirga
(Loya Jirga)
Princeton's WordNet
a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems
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fortepiano
(ˌfɔr tə piˈɑ noʊ, -ˈpyɑ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an early form of the grand piano having less volume and resonance than a modern grand but greater clarity.
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presentment
Webster Dictionary
the notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them, as, the presentment of a nuisance, a libel, or the like; also, an inquisition of office and indictment by a grand jury; an official accusation presented to a tribunal by the grand jury in an indictment, or the act of offering an indictment; also, the indictment itself
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grace
Webster Dictionary
the title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England
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jury
Webster Dictionary
a body of men, usually twelve, selected according to law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact, and to render their true verdict according to the evidence legally adduced. See Grand jury under Grand, and Inquest
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pomposo
Webster Dictionary
grand and dignified; in grand style
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ladyship
(Ladyship)
Princeton's WordNet
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
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marchioness
(marchioness, marquise)
Princeton's WordNet
a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
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marquise
(marchioness, marquise)
Princeton's WordNet
a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
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dukedom
(duchy, dukedom)
Princeton's WordNet
the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
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duchy
(duchy, dukedom)
Princeton's WordNet
the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
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duchy
(ˈdʌtʃ i)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the territory ruled by a duke or duchess.
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indict
Webster Dictionary
to charge with a crime, in due form of law, by the finding or presentment of a grand jury; to find an indictment against; as, to indict a man for arson. It is the peculiar province of a grand jury to indict, as it is of a house of representatives to impeach
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grace
(ɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(cap.) a title used in addressing or mentioning a duke, duchess, or archbishop (usu. prec. by Your, His, etc.).
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tribe
Webster Dictionary
a family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns
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borgia
(ˈbɔr dʒə, -ʒə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Lucrezia (Duchess of Ferrara), 1480–1519, sister of Cesare Borgia: patron of the arts.
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windsor
(ˈwɪn zər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Wallis Warfield, Duchess of (Bessie Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson), 1896–1986, U.S. socialite: wife of Edward VIII of England.
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grandly
(grandly)
Princeton's WordNet
in a grand manner
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big
(big)
Princeton's WordNet
on a grand scale
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baby grand piano
(baby grand, baby grand piano, parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand, parlour grand piano)
Princeton's WordNet
a small grand piano
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parlour grand piano
(baby grand, baby grand piano, parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand, parlour grand piano)
Princeton's WordNet
a small grand piano
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baby grand
(baby grand, baby grand piano, parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand, parlour grand piano)
Princeton's WordNet
a small grand piano
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parlour grand
(baby grand, baby grand piano, parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand, parlour grand piano)
Princeton's WordNet
a small grand piano
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