grand|father

grand|father «GRAND _FAH thuhr», noun, adjective, verb.

–n.

1. the father of one's father or mother.

2. any forefather.

3. Figurative. forerunner; predecessor.

–adj.

U.S. having to do with or based on a grandfather clause: »

a grandfather exemption from a new law.

–v.t.

U.S. to exempt under a grandfather clause: »

As a subdivision that had been filed before the new laws went into effect, Chambers Point was exempt from their requirements—what real estate people call “grandfathered” (New Yorker).