a term rather French than English, though used on many occasions in our language. It has the same import with great, being formed of the Latin grandis. In this sense we say, the grand master of an order, the grand-master of Malta, of the free-masons, &c. So also the grand-signor, the grand-vizir, &c., grand-father, grand-mother, &c.

In the French polity and customs there are several officers thus denominated, which we frequently retain in English; as grand almoner, grand euyer, grand chambellan, grand voyer, &c.

GRAND-Assise. See Assise.