grandsires

Definition of grandsiresnext
plural of grandsire, archaic

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Noun
  • After that session, the three patriarchs began reaching out to other heavyweight clans.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2025
  • In addition to Leo and Bartholomew, the participants of the commemorative service included priests, patriarchs and bishops from Orthodox Greek, Syrian, Coptic, Malankarese, Armenian, Protestant and Anglican churches.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • And so, even our mothers and grandmothers might stand corrected on their makeup techniques.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Oh, and Alessia and Priscilla happen to be cousins, as their grandmothers were sisters.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • After the death of their youngest sister, Sylvia and Helen attempt to navigate their grief, but a slight over a slice of apple cake keeps the matriarchs of the family in a decade-long feud.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Created by Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy), the Netflix Western stars powerhouse performers Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey as matriarchs on opposite ends of the class divide in 1850s Oregon.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Grandsires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandsires. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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