Grandcestor

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A distant ancestor. humorous, nonstandard

    "I thought 'twould give it a kind of flavor, if I polished up your grandcestor's old cover with the family cress, to put over it."

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"I thought 'twould give it a kind of flavor, if I polished up your grandcestor's old cover with the family cress, to put over it."

Etymology

Blend of grand- + ancestor, with the first element evoking grandparent.

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