Found 2 items, similar to Dignitary.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dignitary dignitary n : an important or influential (and often overbearing) person [syn: very important person, VIP, high-up, panjandrum, high muckamuck]
English → English (gcide) Definition: dignitary dignitary \dig"ni*ta*ry\, 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. [1913 Webster]