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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.
Definition of Grandfather clause
1. Noun. A clause or section, especially in a law, granting exceptions for people or organisations who were affected by previous conditions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grandfather Clause
Literary usage of Grandfather clause
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Abraham Lincoln and Constitutional Government by Bartow Adolphus Ulrich (1916)
"... and override the will of the people should now be submitted to the citizens
of the United States by referendum. THE "grandfather clause"—LITERARY ..."
2. The Investment Environment in the Russian Federation: Laws, Policies and by Oecd (2001)
"The introduction of the grandfather clause was controversial among Russian
legislators and is in itself a significant step towards stabilising the foreign ..."
3. Race Distinctions in American Law by Gilbert Thomas Stephenson (1910)
"In Alabama, Georgia, and Virginia, the fact that one was a soldier enabled him
to register under the " grandfather clause"; in Louisiana and North Carolina, ..."
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