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foregrant

foregrant noun: a grant obtained or given in advance.

Noun

foregrant (plural foregrants)

  1. A grant obtained or given in advance.
    • Had not his foregrant warranted and willed
      To come and go safe […]1908, John Heywood, John Stephen Farmer, The spider and the fly

Forms of foregrant

pluralforegrants

Origin of foregrant

From fore- + grant.

Questions about foregrant

What does foregrant mean?
Foregrant means a grant obtained or given in advance.
What part of speech is foregrant?
Foregrant is a noun.
What is the plural of foregrant?
The plural of foregrant is foregrants.

Words near foregrant in the dictionary

  1. foregoing
  2. foregone
  3. foregone conclusion
  4. foregone conclusions
  5. foregoneness
  6. foregrant
  7. foregranted
  8. foregrants
  9. foregrasp
  10. foregrip
  11. foregrips

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