grandam
a grandmother.
an old woman.
Origin of grandam
1- Also gran·dame [gran-deym, -duhm]. /ˈgræn deɪm, -dəm/.
Words Nearby grandam
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How to use grandam in a sentence
And who do you affection beside her grace your mother, and my lady your grandam, Mistress Ann?
Constance Sherwood | Lady Georgiana FullertonMy grandam says the best medicines for uneasy hearts are the bitter herb confession and the sweet flower absolution.
Constance Sherwood | Lady Georgiana FullertonBut what will your grandam say, and your tutor, Dominie Holiday?
Kenilworth | Sir Walter ScottThen goes the musicker to my grandam, bidding the old Duchess rise up again one hour after she had sought her bed.
The Fifth Queen Crowned | Ford Madox FordSo comes my grandam and turns the key in the padlock and looketh in over all the gallimaufrey of lights and pasties and revels.
The Fifth Queen Crowned | Ford Madox Ford
British Dictionary definitions for grandam
grandame (ˈɡrændeɪm, -dəm)
/ (ˈɡrændəm, -dæm) /
an archaic word for grandmother
Origin of grandam
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