grandsire

[ grand-sahyuh r ]

/ ˈgrændˌsaɪər /

a grandfather.

Archaic.

Origin of grandsire

1250–1300; Middle English graunt-sire < Anglo-French. See grand-, sire

We decided to take the grandsire, if he consented to come, and to leave the grandson behind, after finding him a home.

The Mason-bees |J. Henri Fabre
He is strong and fair, and full of promise, and brave as his grandsire's sword.

The Last Of The Barons, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
They have ever held an honorable place and untarnished name among men; our grandsire was enlisted under Washington.

Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow |Eliza R. Snow Smith
And presently, chagrined with failure, the culprit was before his grandsire.

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 |Various

He has forgotten the soul of his father, so he swears by the soul of his grandsire.

Georgian Folk Tales |Unknown

grandsire ¹

/ (ˈɡrænˌsaɪə, ˈɡrænd-) /

an archaic word for grandfather

grandsire ²

/ (ˈɡrændsə, -ˌsaɪə) /

bell-ringing a well-established method used in change-ringing See method (def. 4)