dignitary

  • 11Dignitary torts — Tort law Part of the …

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  • 12Dignitary prebend — Prebend Preb end (pr[e^]b [e^]nd), n. [F. pr[ e]bende (cf. It. & Sp. prebenda), from L. praebenda, from L. praebere to hold forth, afford, contr. fr. praehibere; prae before + habere to have, hold. See {Habit}, and cf. {Provender}.] 1. A payment… …

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  • 13Dignitary Protection — When the US Government determines that a visiting dignitary needs protection while visiting the United States, these services are most often provided by either the United States Secret Service or the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security… …

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  • 14dignitary — dignitarial /dig ni tair ee euhl/, adj. /dig ni ter ee/, n., pl. dignitaries. a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church. [1665 75; DIGNIT(Y) + ARY] * * * …

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  • 15dignitary — noun an important or influential person, or one of high rank or position …

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  • 16dignitary — Synonyms and related words: Establishment, VIP, baron, big cheese, big gun, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, brass, brass hat, celebrity, chief, dignity, elder, eminence, fat cat, father, figure, great man, high muck a… …

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  • 17dignitary — n. visiting dignitaries * * * [ dɪgnɪt(ə)rɪ] visiting dignitaryies …

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  • 18dignitary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. official, officer. See importance. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. *VIP, official, *bigwig, *bigshot, personage, *name, somebody, celebrity, *high muck a muck, star, lion. ANT.: nobody, *lightweight …

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  • 19dignitary — dig|ni|ta|ry [ˈdıgnıtəri US teri] n plural dignitaries someone who has an important official position = ↑VIP ▪ Flowers were presented to visiting dignitaries …

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  • 20dignitary — dig|ni|tar|y [ dıgnı,teri ] noun count someone who has an important official position: visiting dignitaries …

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