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Definition of Grandnephew
1. Noun. A son of your niece or nephew.
Definition of Grandnephew
1. n. The grandson of one's brother or sister.
Definition of Grandnephew
1. Noun. Grandson of one's sibling. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grandnephew
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grandnephew
Literary usage of Grandnephew
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Letter Book and Abstract of Out Services: Written During the Years 1743-1751 by James MacSparran (1899)
"It belongs to the estate of the late Mr. Rowland Hazard, of Peace- dale, the
great-grandnephew of Rowland Robinson.— Updike's Hist, of Narragansett Church, ..."
2. The Legal Observer, Digest, and Journal of Jurisprudence (1852)
"The grand- niece survived the grandnephew and died without issue : Held, confirming
the decision of the Master of the Rolls, that the next of kin at the ..."
3. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year by New-York Historical Society, George Folsom (1907)
"... to have during his natural life and after his decease I devise the above
mentioned property to my grandnephew, William Walton, son of my nephew, ..."
4. The Equitable Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery: Comprising Its Rise by George Spence, Henry Maddock (1850)
"Ellis, the testator directed that his trustees should receive the rents of his
estates till his grandnephew should attain 21, and place them out at interest ..."
5. Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office: city of New York by William Smith Pelletreau, New York (County). Surrogate's Court (1907)
"... to have during his natural life and after his decease I devise the above
mentioned property to my grandnephew, William Walton, son of my nephew, ..."