GRANDSIRE

Etymology

Noun

grandsire (plural grandsires)

Grandfather.

Any male ancestor.

Any of a number of methods of change-ringing on bells.

(equestrian) The sire of a sire, paternal grandfather

Usage notes

In the equestrian sense, maternal grandfather is a damsire (i.e. sire of a dam), not a grandsire.

Source: Wiktionary


Grand"sire", n. Etym: [OF. grantsire. See Grand, and Sire.]

Definition: Specifically, a grandfather; more generally, any ancestor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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