grandfathering
noun
- act or process of allowing an old exception to a new regulation
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹandfɑːðəɹɪŋ/
noun
Etymology: See grandfather.
- Exemption from new legislation or regulations.
“The grandfathering of boundaries has been, on average, a pacifying development […]”
“And on Monday, an appeals court in Massachusetts said that it would no longer use the term “grandfathering” because “it has racist origins.””
verb
Etymology: See grandfather.
- present participle and gerund of grandfather