Grandevity

//ɡɹænˈdɛvɪti// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Great age; long life, longevity. obsolete, uncountable

    "the grandevity of the world"

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"Would one think that Reverend Mr. Baxter, whom Dr. More for his Function and Grandevity sake handles so respectfully […]"

Etymology

From Latin grandaevitas, from grandaevus, grandis (“great”) + aevus (“age”).

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