Etymology

grantee

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Today it means: The person to whom something is granted. Full definition →

Middle English grauntees pl ← Old French granté
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromgranté
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgrauntees pl
  3. English todaygrantee

From Middle English grauntees pl, from Old French granté, participle of granter, equivalent to grant + -ee.

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