Definition of Grandfather clause

1. Noun. An exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War.

Generic synonyms: Exemption, Freedom

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grandfather Clause

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grande
grandee
grandees
grander
grandest
grandeur
grandeurs
grande dame
grandfather
grandfather
grandfathered
grandfathering
grandfatherly
grandfathers
grandfather clause (current term)
grandfather clock
grandiflora
grandifloras
grandiloquence
grandiloquences
grandiloquent
grandiloquently
grandiose
grandiose
grandiosely
grandioseness
grandiosenesses
grandiose delusion
grandiose delusions

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