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grand·fa·ther (grand′fä′t̸hər, gran′-)

noun

  1. the father of one's father or mother: also a term of respectful familiarity to any elderly man
  2. a male ancestor; forefather

transitive verb

Informal to exempt (an activity, practice, person, etc.) from a new law or regulation by or as by a grandfather clause (sense ): sometimes with in or into

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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