(obsolete) A ship's port clearance.

Alternative form of granduncle

plural of grand scheme

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

The chief Islamic jurisconsult of a state.

A waterfall system in Arizona, United States. / A town in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.

(music) A pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in which special devices are employed to obtain perfect action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.

The official public opening ceremony of a new establishment.

(historical) The lead official of the Inquisition.

The Columbian Exchange.