grandfathering

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English

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɡɹandfɑːðəɹɪŋ/

Verb

grandfathering

  1. present participle of grandfather

Noun

grandfathering (usually uncountable, plural grandfatherings)

  1. Exemption from new legislation or regulations.
    • 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 311:
      The grandfathering of boundaries has been, on average, a pacifying development […]
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