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grandevity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɡɹænˈdɛvɪti/

Etymology

From Latin grandaevitas, from grandaevus, grandis (“great”) + aevus (“age”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete, uncountable) Great age; long life, longevity.
   • Would one think that Reverend Mr. Baxter, whom Dr. More for his Function and Grandevity sake handles so respectfully […] 1683, "The Annotatour" [Henry More], “Annotations upon the Discourse of Truth”, in Two Choice and Useful Treatises:
   • the grandevity of the world 1620, Francis Bacon, Novum Organum:

Relateds

grandevous