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grandsire

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grand⋅sire

  [grand-sahyuhr]
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–noun
1. a grandfather.
2. Archaic.
a. a forefather.
b. an aged man.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME graunt-sire < AF. See grand-, sire
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grand·sire   (grānd'sīr', grān'-)   
n.   Archaic

  1. A grandfather.

  2. A male ancestor; a forefather.

  3. An old man.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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