dignitary : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dignitary	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dignitary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dignitary n an important or influential (and often overbearing) person Synonym(s): very important person, VIP, high-up, dignitary, panjandrum, high muckamuck
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dignitary \Dig"nitary\, n.; pl. {Dignitaries}. [Cf. F. dignitaire, fr. L. dignitas.] One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of a parochial priest or clergyman.