grandsire
noun
grand·sire ˈgran(d)-ˌsī(-ə)r 
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As her grandsire Corlys (Steve Toussaint) settles in as the Hand of the Queen, Rhaenyra brings Queensguard Ser Steffon Darklyn (Anthony Flanagan) before the council. —
Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 22 July 2024 Daemon insults young Tully by wishing his absent grandsire a hasty trip to the grave. —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 7 July 2024 Writhing in pain, Rhaenyra tells her boys that their grandsire has died and Aegon has been crowned king. —Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 Oct. 2022 With 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew and 1992 Belmont winner A.P. Indy part of his pedigree, Tapit also is the grandsire of last year’s shorter Belmont winner, Tiz the Law. —Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 5 June 2021 He was renamed Honor A.P. as a tribute to his grandsire, A.P. Indy, who died in February at the age of 30. —Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2020 Sir Winston joined his dam sire, Afleet Alex, and one of his great-grandsires Affirmed as winners of the Belmont Stakes. —Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al.com, 8 June 2019 Sir Winston's maternal grandsire is 2005 Belmont winner Afleet Alex. —John Cherwa, latimes.com, 7 June 2019 His great grandsire is Seattle Slew, a Triple Crown winner in 1977. —Neil Greenberg, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018
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Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 22 July 2024 Daemon insults young Tully by wishing his absent grandsire a hasty trip to the grave. —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 7 July 2024 Writhing in pain, Rhaenyra tells her boys that their grandsire has died and Aegon has been crowned king. —Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 Oct. 2022 With 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew and 1992 Belmont winner A.P. Indy part of his pedigree, Tapit also is the grandsire of last year’s shorter Belmont winner, Tiz the Law. —Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 5 June 2021 He was renamed Honor A.P. as a tribute to his grandsire, A.P. Indy, who died in February at the age of 30. —Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2020 Sir Winston joined his dam sire, Afleet Alex, and one of his great-grandsires Affirmed as winners of the Belmont Stakes. —Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al.com, 8 June 2019 Sir Winston's maternal grandsire is 2005 Belmont winner Afleet Alex. —John Cherwa, latimes.com, 7 June 2019 His great grandsire is Seattle Slew, a Triple Crown winner in 1977. —Neil Greenberg, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018
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grandsire
noun
grand·sire ˈgran(d)-ˌsī(ə)r
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archaic : an aged man
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