grandsire noun. ['gran(d)sʌɪǝ] ME.
[from GRAND- + SIRE noun.]
1. a. = GRANDFATHER noun 1. Now arch. & dial. ME.
b. The sire of an animal's sire. L19.

2. A forefather, a male ancestor. arch. ME.

3. A great-grandfather. Scot. E16-E20.

4. An old man. arch. L16.

5. Campanology. A basic method of change-ringing using an odd number of bells. L17.

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