grandevity

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English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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 []
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