grandfather rights
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Rights granted because of a pre-existing right or privilege, e.g. before a change in the law.
Example Sentences
- "He was able to drive a 7.5-tonner using his grandfather rights, as he obtained his driving licence before the law was changed."
- "What is described as 'grandfather rights' has allowed older equipment to continue in operation where a financial case cannot be made to adopt new regulations. But such dispensations are inevitably time limited and ultimately a decision to replace or modify them must be made."
Inflected Forms
grandfather right (singular)