grandfather
- The process of allowing certain rules, conditions, or privileges to persist for individuals or businesses based on a grandfather clause
- The city council decided to grandfather the existing homeowners from the newly implemented property tax rates.
- The new company regulations were to be implemented immediately, but current employees were grandfathered, meaning they would still operate under the old rules.
- Even though the library introduced stricter lending terms, loyal members were grandfathered and could borrow books under the old terms.
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