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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grand duchy
(grand duchy)
Princeton's WordNet
the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess
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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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grand duchy
(ˈgrænˌdɔ tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.
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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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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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nevew
Webster Dictionary
nephew
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nepotal
Webster Dictionary
of or relating to a nephew
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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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n.
(ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nephew.
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seid
Webster Dictionary
a descendant of Mohammed through his daughter Fatima and nephew Ali
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grandnephew
(ˈgrænˌnɛf yu, -ˌnɛv yu, ˈgrænd-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a son of one's nephew or niece.
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great-nephew
(ˈgreɪtˈhɑr tɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew.
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grandniece
(ˈgrænˌnis, ˈgrænd-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a daughter of one's nephew or niece.
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bors
(ɔrz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Sir, a knight of the Round Table, nephew of Lancelot.
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find
Webster Dictionary
to provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money
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aunt
Webster Dictionary
the sister of one's father or mother; -- correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wife
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gareth
(ˈgær ɪθ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a knight of the Round Table, nephew of King Arthur.
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gawain
(ˈgɑ wɪn, ˈgɔ-, gəˈweɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a knight of the Round Table who was a nephew of King Arthur.
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moltke
(ˈmɔlt kə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
his nephew, Helmuth Johannes,Count von, 1848–1916, German general.
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great-nephew
(great-nephew, grandnephew)
Princeton's WordNet
a son of your niece or nephew
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grandnephew
(great-nephew, grandnephew)
Princeton's WordNet
a son of your niece or nephew
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lot
(ɒt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Abraham's nephew, whose wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back during their flight from Sodom. Gen. 13:1–12, 19.
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great-niece
(great-niece, grandniece)
Princeton's WordNet
a daughter of your niece or nephew
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