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Definition of Grandson
1. Noun. A male grandchild.
Definition of Grandson
1. n. A son's or daughter's son.
Definition of Grandson
1. Noun. A son of one's child. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grandson
1. a son of one's son or daughter [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grandson
Literary usage of Grandson
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A National Register of the Society, Sons of the American Revolution by Sons of the American Revolution (1902)
"Son of Adam and Eliza Martin (Graham) Torrance; grandson of Hugh and Mary ...
Son of Burr Ridgway and Anna (Putnam) Tracy; grandson of George and Hannah ..."
2. The Origin of Civilisation and the Primitive Condition of Man: Mental and by John Lubbock (1889)
"A mother's brother is termed uncle ; his son is a cousin ; his grandson is termed
nephew when a woman is speaking, son in the case of a male. ..."
3. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1830)
"The kingdom was fallen into the hands of Hieronymus his grandson, a young prince,
incapable of making a wise use of his independency, ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"His grandson finally acquired Stettin and the mouth of the Oder in 1720, ...
During the reigns of his son and grandson some small and unimportant ..."
5. Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse by Anna Sewell (1904)
"FARMER THOROUGHGOOD AND HIS grandson WILLIE A^ this sale, of course I found myself
in company with the old broken-down horses — some lame, ..."
6. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"You are the grandson he wanted. You speak as men do—as if you felt yourself wise.
What does it all mean ?" "Mother, don't eay that I feel myself wise. ..."
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