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Grandfathering

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
Exemption from new legislation or regulations. uncountable, usually
"The grandfathering of boundaries has been, on average, a pacifying development […]"

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of grandfather form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

See grandfather.

Etymology 2

See grandfather.

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