• Greybeard

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    grey + beard; men of advanced age would be expected to have a grey beard.

    Full definition of greybeard

    Noun

    greybeard

    (plural greybeards)
    1. An old man.
    2. Metaphorically, any of the members of a group who have been there the longest (regardless of actual age or gender.)

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