Definitions for grandsire
ˈgrændˌsaɪərgrand·sire

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1. grandsirenoun

   grandfather

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grandsirenoun

   Etymology: grand and sire.

   1. Grandfather.

   Think’st thou, that I will leave my kingly throne,
   Wherein my grandsire and my father sat? William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   Thy grandsire, and his brother, to whom fame
   Gave, from two conquer’d parts o’ th’ world, their name. John Denham.

   The wreaths his grandsire knew to reap
   By active toil and military sweat. Matthew Prior.

   2. Any ancestor, poetically.

   Why should a man, whose blood is warm within,
   Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster? William Shakespeare, Merch. of Ven.

   Above the portal, carv’d in cedar wood,
   Plac’d in their ranks, their godlike grandsires stood. Dryden.

   So mimick ancient wits at best,
   As apes our grandsires in their doublets drest. Alexander Pope.

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1. Grandsire

   Grandsire is one of the standard change ringing methods, which are methods of ringing church bells or handbells using a series of mathematical permutations rather than using a melody. The grandsire method is usually rung on an odd number of bells: Grandsire doubles is rung on five working bells, grandsire triples on seven, grandsire caters on nine and grandsire cinques on eleven. Like all odd-bell methods, where there are sufficient bells, it is normally rung with a "cover" bell, which stays in the last position in each row to add musicality.

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1. Grandsirenoun

   specifically, a grandfather; more generally, any ancestor

2. Etymology: [OF. grantsire. See Grand, and Sire.]

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1. Grandsire

   Grandsire is one of the standard change ringing methods, which are methods of ringing church bells or handbells using a series of mathematical permutations rather than using a melody. The Grandsire method is usually rung on an odd number of bells: Grandsire Doubles is rung on five working bells, Grandsire Triples on seven, Grandsire Caters on nine and Grandsire Cinques on eleven.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grandsire

   The name of a four-oared boat which belonged to Peter the Great, now carefully preserved at St. Petersburg as the origin of the Russian fleet.

How to pronounce grandsire?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grandsire in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grandsire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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