a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the highest rank 大公(西班牙或葡萄牙的最高爵位) ■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。
语源
late 16th cent.: from Spanish and Portuguese grande 'grand', used as a noun. The change of ending was due to association with -ee