noun
- Plural of grandsire; grandfathers or male ancestors.
- In bell-ringing, a method of change-ringing on eight bells.
Usage: archaic or formal
Usage: specialized, technical
Examples
- The family tree traced back through many grandsires.
- He spoke with pride of his grandsires' accomplishments.
- The grandsires of the nation had fought in the revolution.
- Bell-ringers practiced the grandsires method on Sunday mornings.
- Our grandsires built this house over a century ago.