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noun 
  1. A clause or section, especially in a law, granting exceptions for previously existing or sufficiently old conditions that might otherwise be affected.
    Many building codes include a grandfather clause exempting older buildings until some amount of remodeling occurs.
     
Grange Tweet Definition of Grange Like Definition of Grange on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (usually, with "The") National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, an association of farmers; one of the branch lodges of this association
     
Gray Tweet Definition of Gray Like Definition of Gray on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. an English surname; a nickname for someone with a gray beard or hair
     

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