Definition of Grandsire

1. n. Specifically, a grandfather; more generally, any ancestor.

Definition of Grandsire

1. Noun. grandfather ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grandsire

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grandsire

grandog
grandpa
grandpapa
grandpapas
grandpappies
grandparent
grandparental
grandparenthood
grandparents
grandpas
grandpaternal
grandpaternity
grandreefite
grands
grandsir
grandsire (current term)
grandsires
grandsirs
grandson
grandsonless
grandsons
grandstand
grandstand play
grandstanded
grandstander
grandstanders
grandstanding
grandstands
granduncle
granduncles

Literary usage of Grandsire

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Southern Planter (1852)
"... grandsire, "Prince Albert," dam, "Non-Pareille," by " Lord ... grandsire."

2. Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry: From the Year by Mary Berry (1865)
"... and y' grandsire's historian,* and shall go to Lady Lucan'sf this evening to meet Mr. Burke and Mr. Gibbon,—I will not indulge its unwillingness, ..."

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