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Meaning of grandfathering | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈɡɹandfɑːðəɹɪŋ

Definitions

Exemption from new legislation or regulations.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Deutsch Besitzstandswahrung Bestandsschutz

Examples

“The grandfathering of boundaries has been, on average, a pacifying development […]”
“And on Monday, an appeals court in Massachusetts said that it would no longer use⟳ the term “grandfathering” because “it has racist origins.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

grandfatherism grandfatherlessness Grandfatherliness Grandfatherly Grandfathers grandfathership

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