longfather
longfather noun: a male ancestor.
Noun
longfather (plural longfathers)
- A male ancestor.
- 'I would have things as they were in all the days of my life,' answered Denethor, 'and in the days of my longfathers before me: to be the Lord of this City in peace, and leave my chair to a son after me, who would be his own master and no wizard's pupil.1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, “The Pyre of Denethor”, in The Return of the King
- Not until I could no longer feel behind me the contamination that was the temple where the Warlock's longfather had ruled did I pause to clean myself again with dust.1982, Ardath Mayhar, Warlock's Gift, page 65
- Synonyms:
- forefather, patriarch, highfather
Examples of longfather in a sentence
- Three kings ago, my longfather taught the Everran lords that a king is not a corsair's figurehead.2005, Sylvia Kelso, Everran's Bane, page 20:
- And if thou wouldst aid me for the sake of sworn friendship, promise me only this—take my place, as once you took the place of my longfather William.2007, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Battle of Evernight:
Synonyms of longfather
Forms of longfather
| plural | longfathers |
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Origin of longfather
From long + father. Coined by English writer and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien.
Questions about longfather
- What does longfather mean?
- Longfather means a male ancestor.
- How do you use longfather in a sentence?
- Three kings ago, my longfather taught the Everran lords that a king is not a corsair's figurehead.
- What part of speech is longfather?
- Longfather is a noun.
- What is the plural of longfather?
- The plural of longfather is longfathers.
Words near longfather in the dictionary
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