Magnate

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:00:26

Mag"nate (?), [F. magnat, L. (pl.) magnates, magnati, fr. magnus great. See Master.]

1.

A person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere.

Macaulay.

2.

One of the nobility, or certain high officers of state belonging to the noble estate in the national representation of Hungary, and formerly of Poland.

 

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