great-nephew
a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew.
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How to use great-nephew in a sentence
And my great-nephew, the present laird, if he be true to the principles of the Covenant, will object just as strongly as myself.
A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-GouldThat third and those rights she had left to her nephew,—or rather to her great-nephew, Luke Rowan.
Rachel Ray | Anthony TrollopeInto her mind there had perhaps strayed a gleam of that Light which is not on the earth, for she was not abusing her great-nephew.
The Slave Of The Lamp | Henry Seton MerrimanNastasia has got a little son, Aunt Sofia has got a grandson, you have got a new cousin, and I have got a new great-nephew.
Old Peter's Russian Tales | Arthur RansomeAt the time of my father's visit the place belonged to a great-nephew of General Green, Mr. Nightingale.
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee | (His Son) Captain Robert E. Lee
British Dictionary definitions for great-nephew
a son of one's nephew or niece; grandson of one's brother or sister
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