(obsolete) A ship's port clearance.

plural of grand vizier

(historical) The greatest minister of a sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the sultan himself. / (by extension) A figure of great authority and power.

plural of Grand Prix

The chief Islamic jurisconsult of a state.

plural of grand duchy

plural of grande dame

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see grand, scheme. / (idiomatic) The totality of the situation approached objectively; the big picture.

plural of grand scheme

plural of grand cru