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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Grantschir(e, n. Also: grauntschir(e, grantschyr, granschir(e, -scher, graunschir. [Var. of Grantsire. Cf. Grandschir(e.]

1. A grandfather. = Grandschir(e 1.(a) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 2362.
Vpone his faderis syde Pirrus Has his grantschir Peleus Ib. 2368.
So has he two grantschiris in deid c1420 Wynt. vi. 2530 (W).
Till arife in the empyre To be resset with his grantschire [R. gud syre] Ib. vii. 1804.
Oure king of Scotland, Dauid be name, Wes grantschir [R. eldfadyre] till our King William 1488 Rec. Earld. Orkney 332, Ib. 333.
Gevin to my fader and moder in to meriagis gude be my grantschir c1500 Crying of Play 37.
My foregrantschir hecht Fyn McKowle, … He gat my grantschir Gog Magog 1507 Grant Chart. 46.
Wmquhyll George Erll of Rothas, owr grantschir 1530 Acta Conc. MS. XLI. 134.
Doand to him as he has done to umquhile his grantschir or fadir tymes bygane c 1545 Reg. Cupar A. II. 297.
His grantschir and fader has bene seruandis and balȝeis of oure abbay of Coupar of langtyme bigane(b) 1478 Acta Aud. 63/2.
To prufe that the said William is outher air or assigna to vmquhile the said Schir Johne his grauntschir 1487 Douglas Chart. 120.
I ratyfy … al landis, … rentis and gudis, … that my said gravntschir … giffis to the said Johne, his son, my eme(c) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 2381.
The story … rehersit … [that] Acastrus … his graunschir put out Ib. 2397.
How Acastrus … put out Peleus, His granschire, out of Thesaly 1482 Reg. Morton II. 245.
Guddis … intromittyt wyth be hym, his fader, or granschir 1514 Grant Chart. 59.
Efter the forme of band maid betuix his granscher, his freindis, my fader and his freindis

2. Great-grandfather. = Grandschire 2. 1529 Reg. Privy S. II. 10/2.
Bayth propirte and tenandry … quhilkis pertenit to the said umquhill [Fullartoun], his fader, gudschir, or grantschir 1543 Acts II. 432/1.
The contractis maid betwix vmquhile our souerane ledyis feder … hir guidschir & grantschir, with the kingis of France