grandame

Variant of grandam

grandam definition

gran·dam (gran′dam′, -dəm)

noun

  1. a grandmother
  2. an old woman

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

Also sp. grandame gran′·dame′

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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