grandam

(grandam′, -dəm)

noun

  1. a grandmother
  2. an old woman

Origin: ME grandame < Anglo-Fr graund dame: see grand- & dame

Also sp. grandame

See grandam in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The mother of one's father or mother; a grandmother.
  2. An old woman.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English grandame

Origin: , from Old French dame-grant

Origin: : dame, lady; see Dame 

Origin: + grand, grant, great; see grand 

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