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Meaning of grandsire | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Grandfather.
    archaic
  2. Any male ancestor.
  3. Any of a number of methods of change-ringing on bells.
  4. The sire of a sire, paternal grandfather

Examples

““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. […]"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Grandson grandson-in-law Grandsons grandsonship GRANDstack Grandstaff

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