grandee
/grænˈdiː/noun
1- a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the highest rank大公（西班牙或葡萄牙的最高爵位）。
1.1
- a person of high rank or eminence身处高位的人; 显要：
several City grandees and eminent lawyers.
几位城市要人和著名律师。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Spanish and Portuguese grande 'grand', used as a noun. The change of ending was due to association with -EE.