grandsire

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a grandfather, especially in old-fashioned or literary language

   The prince inherited the ring from his grandsire.

2. 2
   noun

   a male ancestor from an earlier generation

   The family story celebrates a grandsire who crossed the ocean alone.

From Middle English grauntsire, combining grand- with sire. The expression followed Anglo-French usage in which grand sire meant ‘great father’ or ‘grandfather.’

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