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grandfathering en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹandfɑːðəɹɪŋ/ (UK)

Etymology

See grandfather.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Exemption from new legislation or regulations.
    • And on Monday, an appeals court in Massachusetts said that it would no longer use the term “grandfathering” because “it has racist origins.” [2020 August 4, Azi Paybarah, “Massachusetts Court Won’t Use Term ‘Grandfathering,’ Citing Its Racist Origins”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
    • The grandfathering of boundaries has been, on average, a pacifying development […] 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 311:

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grandfathering en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹandfɑːðəɹɪŋ/ (UK)

Etymology

See grandfather.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of grandfather
    form of grandfather