grandsire en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English graunsire; compare grand and sire.
Meanings
-
(archaic) Grandfather.
“I am going to a certain tower, one of three that were built in my grandsire’s time to guard Lantern Waste against certain perilous outlaws who dwelled there in his day. […]"
1956, C. S. Lewis, chapter 5, in The Last Battle, Collins, published 1998:
- Any male ancestor.
- Any of a number of methods of change-ringing on bells.
- The sire of a sire, paternal grandfather
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grandsires | Number=Plur | lexicographic |