A great-grandfather or an ancestor in the paternal line.
From Old French besaiel, formed from be- (great) plus aiel (grandfather); this genealogical term was used in medieval English and French to denote a specific ancestral relationship.
English completely dropped this word even though French kept it—we just say 'great-grandfather' instead, which shows how language constantly simplifies itself to remove overly specific genealogical terms.
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