grandfather clause

(a) grandfather clause

a clause in an agreement that protects certain rights granted in the past even when conditions change in the future. The contract contained a grandfather clause that protected my pension payments against claims such as might arise from a future lawsuit.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alfred	AL-frəd (English), al-FRED (French), AHL-fret (German, Polish), AHL-frət (Dutch)	English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Dutch
Jada (1)	JA-də, JAY-də	English
ClÍMaco	-	Spanish
Desiree	dez-i-RAY	English
VÍTor	VEE-toor (Portuguese), BEE-tawr (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician
Tobiah	to-BIE-ə (English)	Biblical