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GRANDFATHERED
Verb
grandfathered
simple past tense and past participle of grandfather
Source: Wiktionary
GRANDFATHER
Grand"fa"ther, n.
Definition: A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent. Grandfather longlegs. (Zoöl.) See Dady longlegs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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