Dignitaries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  dignitary \dig"ni*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {dignitaries}. [Cf. F.
     dignitaire, fr. L. dignitas.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]