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grandfather
(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.
grandfather someone or something in
to protect someone or a right through the use of a grandfather clause. My payments were grandfathered in years ago.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
EnikŐ | | - | Hungarian |
Rut | | ROOT (Spanish) | Spanish, Icelandic, Swedish, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
MiŁOsz | | MEE-wawsh | Polish |
Booz | | - | Biblical Latin |
Ysabel | | - | Spanish (Archaic) |
AurÉLio | | - | Portuguese |