aforegranted

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adjective

Granted previously (in the document).

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Meanings

adjectiveaforegranted (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawGranted previously (in the document).
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    He held up his hand for silence. Carefully unfolded a piece of yellowed parchment, motes of dust filtering into the air. "Listen, my friends, to the proof: […] To have and to hold the aforegranted and bargained premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereof, to the said Demosthenes Kalandropolis' heirs and assigns forever.

    1986, Gladys Swan, Carnival for the Gods, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 173

Origin

From afore- + granted.

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Cite this entry
APA

aforegranted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aforegranted

MLA

“aforegranted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aforegranted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aforegranted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aforegranted.

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