great-grandaunt

[ greyt-grand-ant, -ahnt ]

noun

1. an aunt of one's grandfather or grandmother.

Example Sentences

Lena Calhoun, Buckley’s great-grandaunt, was one of the standouts in the Horne’s clan of strivers.

From Time

Because my great-grandaunt, Maritcha Lyons, left a memoir, I’ve been able to learn something about the work experiences of my great-great-great-grandmother, Elizabeth Hewlett Marshall.

From New York Times

My great-grandaunt—I never saw her— Her ghost doesn't know me from another, She stalks up the attic stairs angrily.

From Project Gutenberg

With languid step she ascended the stair, and was presently beside her great-grandaunt, Patricia Bower.

From Project Gutenberg

With sweeping Spanish hospitality, they installed her in their Palacio de las Due�as in the bed room once used by France's Empress Eug�nie, great-grandaunt of the present duchess.

From Time Magazine Archive