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grandfathers
1. n. plural of grandfather
grandfather
1. n. A father of someone’s parent.
2. n. (by extension) A male forefather.
3. v. (intransitive, law) To retain existing laws or rules only for people or organizations previously affected by them, and to apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations.
4. v. (transitive, law) To retain existing laws or rules for (a person or organization previously affected by them).

Example Sentences

We didn't do anything that our fathers and our grandfathers didn't do.

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