grandfathered

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adjective

Of a policy, document, or other legality, that has retained discontinued laws or rules or that has been exempted from new regulation.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Of a policy, document, or other legality, that has retained discontinued laws or rules or that has been exempted from new regulation.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of grandfather
Cite this entry
APA

grandfathered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandfathered

MLA

“grandfathered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandfathered. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grandfathered,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandfathered.

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