grandsire

American  

[grand-sahy^uhr] / ˈgrændˌsaɪər /

noun

1. a grandfather.

2. Archaic.

   1. a forefather.

   2. an aged man.

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grandsire ¹ British  

/ ˈɡrænˌsaɪə, ˈɡrænd- /

noun

1. an archaic word for grandfather

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grandsire ² British  

/ ˈɡrændsə, -ˌsaɪə /

noun

1. Leisure:Bell-ringing a well-established method used in change-ringing See method

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Etymology

Origin of grandsire

1250–1300; Middle English graunt-sire < Anglo-French. See grand-, sire

Example Sentences

Like COVID, unless you were there, it’s hard to believe the things that went on, but if you’re skeptical about what old grandsire tells you about the Great Gas Wars of the 1970s, believe him.

From Los Angeles Times

Nest’s maternal grandsire is A.P.

From Washington Post

Indy is also the grandsire of the aforementioned Tapit.

From Washington Post

Unbridled’s grandsire, Mr. Prospector, is a legend in American horse racing.

From Washington Post

That pedigree, with Lil Indy as dam, has New Year’s Day, “an unheralded sire” as Bradley put it, winner of the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile before being retired at 2, with an accomplished stallion as grandsire, Street Cry, father of 2007 Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense and 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta.

From Washington Post