grandfathering

/ˈɡɹandfɑːðəɹɪŋ/

Etymology

See grandfather.

grandfathering means exemption from new legislation or regulations. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

grandfathering is pronounced /ˈɡɹandfɑːðəɹɪŋ/.

noun

Exemption from new legislation or regulations.“The grandfathering of boundaries has been, on average, a pacifying development […]”