grand-unclen.

Brit.

/ˈɡrandˌʌŋkl/, U.S.

/ˈɡrændˌəŋkəl/

Forms: see grand- comb. form and uncle n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: grand- comb. form, uncle n.

Etymology: < grand- comb. form + uncle n., perhaps after Middle French grant oncle (a1440; French grand-oncle ). Compare earlier great-uncle n. at great adj., n., adv., and int. Compounds 1d(a).

A father's or mother's uncle; a great-uncle.grand-uncle is much less common than great-uncle, though it is commoner in Irish English than in most other varieties.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > uncle > [noun] > great- or grand-uncle

great-uncle1436

grand-unclec1475

c1475 (?c1451) Bk. Noblesse (Royal) (1860) 19 He also..was crouned king of Fraunce..be the gret mighte..of his graunt oncle Henry cardinalle of Englande.

?1590 W. Perkins Treat. Damnation 223 The graund vncle maie marrie his Sisters nephewes neece, a thing verie filthie in nature considering that a man cannot marry with any honestie his sisters child.

1675 W. Cunningham Diary 11 Oct. (1887) 59 To my granduncle James, to be sent to Ireland, to my Uncle John for supplie of his necessity, 66. 13. 4.

1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. I. i. 52 He promoted it with all the ardour of his grand-uncle.

1834 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 12 My present maid has a grand-uncle in town.

1881 J. Grant Cameronians I. ii. 24 I won't consult grand-uncle on that matter, Cousin Hew.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vii. [Aeolus] 119 His granduncle or his greatgranduncle.

1940 N. Tranter Harsh Heritage 95 Yes, I have my reasons... My granduncle went out stalking one day thirty years ago and failed to come back at night.

2007 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 29 June 8/1 (caption) The photograph belongs to Iain MacGregor, his grand-uncle John Crawford is standing on the bow of the left-hand boat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grand-uncle
释义	grand-unclen. Brit. /ˈɡrandˌʌŋkl/, U.S. /ˈɡrændˌəŋkəl/ Forms: see grand- comb. form and uncle n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: grand- comb. form, uncle n. Etymology: < grand- comb. form + uncle n., perhaps after Middle French grant oncle (a1440; French grand-oncle ). Compare earlier great-uncle n. at great adj., n., adv., and int. Compounds 1d(a). A father's or mother's uncle; a great-uncle.grand-uncle is much less common than great-uncle, though it is commoner in Irish English than in most other varieties. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > uncle > [noun] > great- or grand-uncle great-uncle1436 grand-unclec1475 c1475 (?c1451) Bk. Noblesse (Royal) (1860) 19 He also..was crouned king of Fraunce..be the gret mighte..of his graunt oncle Henry cardinalle of Englande. ?1590 W. Perkins Treat. Damnation 223 The graund vncle maie marrie his Sisters nephewes neece, a thing verie filthie in nature considering that a man cannot marry with any honestie his sisters child. 1675 W. Cunningham Diary 11 Oct. (1887) 59 To my granduncle James, to be sent to Ireland, to my Uncle John for supplie of his necessity, 66. 13. 4. 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. I. i. 52 He promoted it with all the ardour of his grand-uncle. 1834 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 12 My present maid has a grand-uncle in town. 1881 J. Grant Cameronians I. ii. 24 I won't consult grand-uncle on that matter, Cousin Hew. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vii. [Aeolus] 119 His granduncle or his greatgranduncle. 1940 N. Tranter Harsh Heritage 95 Yes, I have my reasons... My granduncle went out stalking one day thirty years ago and failed to come back at night. 2007 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 29 June 8/1 (caption) The photograph belongs to Iain MacGregor, his grand-uncle John Crawford is standing on the bow of the left-hand boat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1475
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