granter

granter: grant ► VERB 1) agree to give or allow (something requested) to. 2) give (something) formally or legally to. 3) agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true.

► NOUN 1) a sum of money given by a government or public body for a particular purpose. 2) the action of granting something. 3) Law a legal conveyance or formal conferment.

● take for granted — Cf. ↑take for granted

DERIVATIVES grantee noun granter noun grantor noun.

ORIGIN Old French granter 'consent to support' , from Latin credere 'entrust' .

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granter — grant er (gr[.a]nt [ e]r), n. One who grants. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
granter — index contributor (giver) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
granter — noun see grant I … New Collegiate Dictionary
granter — See grantable. * * * … Universalium
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granter — n. one who bestows; one who bequeaths … English contemporary dictionary
granter — grant·er … English syllables
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