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[ noun ] an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in US south after the Civil War
Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)That_is in the continuance of the `` grandfather_clauses '' in their membership requirements . The reason and the day of `` grandfather_clauses '' has long_since passed . Related terms |
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