Grandsire
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Grandfather. archaic
"“I am going to a certain tower, one of three that were built in my grandsire’s time to guard Lantern Waste against certain perilous outlaws who dwelled there in his day. […]""
- 2 Any male ancestor.
- 3 Any of a number of methods of change-ringing on bells.
- 4 The sire of a sire, paternal grandfather
Example
More examples"“I am going to a certain tower, one of three that were built in my grandsire’s time to guard Lantern Waste against certain perilous outlaws who dwelled there in his day. […]""
Etymology
From Middle English graunsire; compare grand and sire.
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