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Definition of Great-uncle
1. Noun. An uncle of your father or mother.
Definition of Great-uncle
1. Noun. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s grandparent; the uncle of one's parent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Great-uncle
Literary usage of Great-uncle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1847)
"great-uncle and Great-aunt. The brother of the grandfather or The nephews and
nieces of uncles and aunts are cousins to each other, or second cousins, ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"He was a son of Johannes Bach, the great uncle of Johann Sebastian Bach. BACH,
Johann Christian, German musician: b. Leipzig 1735; d. 1782. ..."
3. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone (1876)
"In like manner, in the third degree, the chances are only three to one against
John's great-uncle of the whole blood, but they are seven to one against his ..."
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