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grandfathers in

grandfathers in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grandfather in.

Meaning of grandfather in

Verb

grandfather in (third-person singular simple present grandfathers in, present participle grandfathering in, simple past and past participle grandfathered in)

  1. (US, transitive) Synonym of grandfather.
    • In 1915, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Guinn v. United States that grandfather clauses were unconstitutional. […] The decision had almost no effect, however. The Oklahoma Legislature met in special session to grandfather in the grandfather clause. The new law said those who had been...2013 October 22, Alan Greenblatt, “The Racial History of the Grandfather Clause”, in NPR, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2019
    Synonyms:
    grandfather

Questions about grandfathers in

What is grandfathers in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Grandfathers in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grandfather in.

Words near grandfathers in in the dictionary

  1. grandfatherless
  2. grandfatherlessness
  3. grandfatherliness
  4. grandfatherly
  5. grandfathers
  6. grandfathers in
  7. grandfathers-in-law
  8. grandfathership
  9. grandfer
  10. grandfers
  11. grandfetus

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