'dignitary' definitions:
Definition of 'dignitary'
(from WordNet)
noun
An important or influential (and often overbearing) person [syn: very important person, VIP, high-up, dignitary, panjandrum, high muckamuck]
Definition of 'dignitary'
From: GCIDE
- 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]