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.
See also: grandfather

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.
See also: grandfather

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EnikŐ-Hungarian
RutROOT (Spanish)Spanish, Icelandic, Swedish, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
MiŁOszMEE-wawshPolish
Booz-Biblical Latin
Ysabel-Spanish (Archaic)
AurÉLio-Portuguese