a term rather French than English, though used on many occasions in our language. It has the same import with great, being formed from the Latin grandis. In this sense we say, the grand-master of an order, as the grand-master of Malta and of the free-masons; the grand-signior and the grand-visier; grandfather, grandmother, and the like. Amongst the French there were formerly several officers thus denominated; as grand almoner, grand euyer, grand chambellan, grand voyer, and the like.