# grandsire

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #99,319

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

## Etymology
From Middle English graunsire; compare grand and sire.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grandsire