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DIGNITARY

\dˈɪɡnɪtəɹi], \dˈɪɡnɪtəɹi], \d_ˈɪ_ɡ_n_ɪ_t_ə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of DIGNITARY

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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One who holds a position of dignity or honor; a high church official; as, an archbishop is a dignitary.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Person of rank.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. One who possesses exalted rank, especially ecclesiastical rank.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A clergyman advanced to some dignity, to some rank above that of a parochial priest.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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