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aforegranted

aforegranted adjective: granted previously (in the document).

Adjective

aforegranted (not comparable)

  1. Granted previously (in the document).
    • He held up his hand for silence. Carefully unfolded a piece of yellowed parchment, motes of dust filtering into the air. "Listen, my friends, to the proof: […] To have and to hold the aforegranted and bargained premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereof, to the said Demosthenes...1986, Gladys Swan, Carnival for the Gods, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 173

Origin of aforegranted

From afore- + granted.

Questions about aforegranted

What does aforegranted mean?
Aforegranted means granted previously (in the document).
What part of speech is aforegranted?
Aforegranted is an adjective.

Words near aforegranted in the dictionary

  1. aforediscussed
  2. aforeenumerated
  3. aforeexplained
  4. aforegiven
  5. aforegoing
  6. aforegranted
  7. aforehan'
  8. aforehand
  9. aforeidentified
  10. aforeknown
  11. aforelinked

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