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  2. adjective. LAW US uk / ˈɡrænfɑːðəd / us. Add to word list. an activity, person, group, etc. that is grandfathered is not covered by a new law because of a grandfather clause: Current investors will be grandfathered so the old rules apply to their existing accounts.

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      adjective. LAW US uk / ˈɡrænfɑːðəd / us. Add to word list....

  3. 1. a. : the father of one's father or mother. b. : ancestor sense 1a. 2. : granddaddy sense 2. grandfatherly. ˈgran (d)-ˌfä-t͟hər-lē. adjective. grandfather. 2 of 2. verb. grandfathered; grandfathering; grandfathers. transitive verb. : to permit to continue under a grandfather clause. Synonyms. Noun. ancestor. father.

  4. noun. the father of one's father or mother. a forefather. the founder or originator of a family, species, type, etc.; the first of one's or its kind, or the one being longest in existence: the grandfather of all steam locomotives. verb (used with object) to exempt (something or someone) from new legislation, restrictions, or requirements:

  5. 1. The father of one's mother or father. 2. A forefather; an ancestor. To exempt (someone or something) from a new regulation that prohibits or restricts something: The new ordinance restricts the size of billboards, but it grandfathers those erected before 1997. [V., from grandfather clause .]

  6. grandfather. verb. /ˈɡrænˌfɑðər/. Verb Forms. to give or be given official permission not to obey a new law or regulation that one would normally be required to obey grandfather somebody/something Workers who were here before the cut in benefits went into effect will be automatically grandfathered. grandfather somebody/something in Older ...

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