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Definition of Great grandfather
1. Noun. A father of your grandparent.
Definition of Great grandfather
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of great-grandfather) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Great Grandfather
Literary usage of Great grandfather
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"t He inherited this name from his great grandfather on the mother's side, Bassianus,
father of Julia Mesa, his grandmother, and of Julia Domna, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The son of the elder brother, the great-great-grandfather of the cardinal, was
allowed to come back to England and to resume possession of the family ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"HÜ was great grandfather to the celebrated Dr. Thomas Chalmers.' 6. James Chalmers,
MA, Vicar of ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society by American Antiquarian Society (1919)
"THE WORSHIP OF GREAT-GRANDFATHER BY ALBERT BUSHNELL HART Sage is the advice to
young people to begin life by providing themselves with ancestors reputable, ..."
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