grandevity

English

Etymology

Latin grandaevitas, from grandaevus, grandis (“great”) + aevus (“age”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɹænˈdɛvɪti/

Noun

grandevity (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Great age; long life, longevity.
   • 1620, Francis Bacon, Novum Organum:

     the grandevity of the world

   • 1683, "The Annotatour" [Henry More], “Annotations upon the Discourse of Truth”, in Two Choice and Useful Treatises:

     Would one think that Reverend Mr. Baxter, whom Dr. More for his Function and Grandevity sake handles so respectfully […]

Related terms

• grandevous

References

• “grandevity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.