grand (in Wiv. IV. v. 89*, Lr. II. ii. 112* the meaning is uncertain; in Ham. V. ii. 18 “ commission” is prob. modelled on technical terms like ‘grand assize’, ‘grand jury’)
1.
pre-eminent, chief
Tp. I. ii. 274
“her hests,”
V. i. 280
“this liquor”
(=the elixir),
R2 V. vi. 19
“The
conspirator,”
R3 IV. iv. 52.
2.
“
sum,” grand total H8 III. ii. 294.
3.
main, principal Ant. III. x. [xii.] 10 “ sea”
(=ocean).
