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# dignitary

noun (dignitary, dignitaries)

«dignitary» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A dignitary is an important person who holds a high rank or office, such as a judge, bishop or senior official. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignitary/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a dignitary is a grand person at a king's court; in lessons it names a person of high position

### Examples

- The mayor and other dignitaries sat at the front. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignitary/#x1)
- He thought I was one of the court dignitaries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignitary/#x2)
- The dignitary arrived with a long train of servants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignitary/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dignitary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignitary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dignitary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dignitary.html) on Mova free.