Main Entry: gran·deur

Pronunciation: \ˈgran-jər, -ˌju̇r, -ˌd(y)u̇r, -d(y)ər\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Old French, from grand

Date: 1600

1 : the quality or state of being grand : magnificence <the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome — E. A. Poe>
2 : an instance or example of grandeur