plural of grand-guard

(historical) A piece of plate armor protecting one shoulder, side of the chest, and side of the neck (typically the left), during jousting, augmenting or replacing a pauldron.

true gentleman, dignified man

Ruler or monarch of a grand duchy. / Son or grandson of a czar (emperor) of the Russian Empire. (A more literal translation of the Russian would be grand prince.)

(historical) A Parisian theatre which specialized in grotesque and grisly horror shows. / (by extension) That which thrives on grotesquery and gore.

(music) A large piano in which the strings are strung horizontally in a heavy frame shaped like a harp

(idiomatic, colloquial, often humorous) A person who is important or high-ranking. / An extremely pompous person.

(baseball, slang) A grand slam.

A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as severe and involve spasms and unconsciousness. A formal medical term would be tonic-clonic seizures.

(bridge) The bid and winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand. / (sports) The winning of all available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.