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grandsire

American  
[grand-sahyuhr] / ˈgrændˌsaɪər /

noun

  1. a grandfather.

  2. Archaic.

    1. a forefather.

    2. an aged man.

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

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