D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

dignitary

/dĭg'-nət-ĕrˌ-ē/ · dig·ni·ta·ry · IPA /ˈdɪɡnɪtɹi/
01 n. One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of a pa…
pl. dignitaries ((#))
  1. 1.
    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.