Grant,

28 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grant \Grant\ (gr[.a]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Granted}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Granting}.] [OE. graunten, granten, OF. graanter,
     craanter, creanter, to promise, yield, LL. creantare to
     promise, assure, for (assumed LL.) credentare to make
     believe, fr. L. credens, p. pr. of credere to believe. See
     {Creed}, {Credit}.]


     1. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the
        possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to
        petition.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Grant me the place of this threshing floor. --1
                                                    Chron. xxi.
                                                    22.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation,
        particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Wherefore did God grant me my request. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to
        yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     Syn: Syn.-- To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit;
          allow; concede. See {Give}.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grant \Grant\, v. i.
     To assent; to consent. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grant \Grant\, n. [OE. grant, graunt, OF. graant, creant,
     promise, assurance. See {Grant}, v. t.]
     1. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring;
        concession; allowance; permission.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon. Especially:
        a sum of money given to an institution, group, or
        individual for a specific purpose, such as for scientific
        research; as, he got a million-dollar grant from the
        National Institutes of Health to study cancer.
  
     Note: Grants for research and other purposes are given
           usually by government agencies, charitable foundations,
           or industrial organizations.
           [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     4. (Law) A transfer of property by deed or writing;
        especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the
        government; as, a grant of land or of money; also, the
        deed or writing by which the transfer is made.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Formerly, in English law, the term was specifically
           applied to transfers of incorporeal hereditaments,
           expectant estates, and letters patent from government
           and such is its present application in some of the
           United States. But now, in England the usual mode of
           transferring realty is by grant; and so, in some of the
           United States, the term grant is applied to conveyances
           of every kind of real property. --Bouvier. --Burrill.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grant
       n 1: any monetary aid
       2: the act of providing a subsidy [syn: {subsidization}, {subsidisation}]
       3: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance [syn: {assignment}]
       4: Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of
          the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) [syn: {Duncan Grant}, {Duncan
          James Corrow Grant}]
       5: United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant
          leading man in many films (1904-1986) [syn: {Cary Grant}]
       6: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union
          armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: {Ulysses
          Grant}, {Ulysses S. Grant}, {Ulysses Simpson Grant}, {Hiram
          Ulysses Grant}, {President Grant}]
       7: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary
          business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
          [syn: {concession}]
       8: a right or privilege that has been granted
       v 1: let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few
            visitors in prison" [syn: {allow}] [ant: {deny}]
       2: give on the basis of merit; "Funds are granted to qualified
          researchers" [syn: {award}]
       3: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn: {concede},
           {yield}]
       4: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: {accord}, {allot}]
       5: bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a
          divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" [syn: {give}]
       6: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control
          of another [syn: {concede}, {yield}, {cede}]
       7: transfer by deed; "grant land" [syn: {deed over}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  280 Moby Thesaurus words for "grant":
     OK, accede to, accept, accommodation, accord, accord to,
     accordance, acknowledge, administer, admit, admit everything,
     admit exceptions, afford, agree provisionally, agree to, aid,
     alimony, allocate, allot, allotment, allow, allow for, allowance,
     alms, annuity, approve, approve of, assent, assent grudgingly,
     assign, assistance, assume, avow, award, awarding, be afraid,
     be willing, believe, benefaction, bequest, bestow, bestow on,
     bestowal, bestowment, blank check, bounty, brevet, carte blanche,
     cede, cession, charity, charter, circumscription, come clean,
     communicate, communication, concede, conceive, concession,
     conclude, condescend, confer, conferment, conferral, confess,
     connive at, consent, consent to, consent to silently, consider,
     consider the circumstances, consider the source, contribution,
     cop a plea, copyright, daresay, deal, deal out, deduce, deem,
     deign, deliverance, delivery, depletion allowance, diploma,
     discount, dish out, dispensation, dispense, disregard, distribute,
     divine, dole, dole out, donate, donation, dream, endorse,
     endowment, exception, exemption, expect, express general agreement,
     extend, extenuating circumstances, fancy, favor, feel, fellowship,
     financial assistance, fork out, franchise, freedom, furnish,
     furnishment, gather, gift, gift with, gifting, give, give consent,
     give freely, give leave, give out, give permission,
     give the go-ahead, give the word, give up, giving, go along with,
     grain of salt, grant-in-aid, granting, guaranteed annual income,
     hand out, handout, have no objection, heap, hedge, hedging, help,
     help to, hold with, imagine, immunity, impart, impartation,
     impartment, indulgence, infer, investiture, issue, lavish, leave,
     let, let be, let have, let on, letters patent, liberality, liberty,
     license, lift temporarily, limitation, make allowance for,
     make possible, mental reservation, mete, mete out, modification,
     nod, nod assent, not oppose, not refuse, offer, okay,
     old-age insurance, open up, opine, out with it, own, own up,
     patent, pecuniary aid, pension, permit, plead guilty, pour,
     prefigure, present, presentation, presentment, presume, presuppose,
     presurmise, price support, privilege, proffer, provide for,
     provision, provisionally accept, public assistance, public welfare,
     qualification, rain, ratify, reckon, recognize, relax,
     relax the condition, release, relief, relinquish, render, repute,
     reservation, restriction, retirement benefits, royal grant, salvo,
     sanction, say, say aye, say the word, say yes, scholarship, serve,
     set aside, shell out, shower, slip, snow, special case,
     special favor, special treatment, specialness, specification,
     spill, spill it, spit it out, stipend, subscription, subsidization,
     subsidy, subvention, supply, supplying, support, suppose, surmise,
     surrender, suspect, take, take account of, take for,
     take for granted, take into account, take into consideration,
     take it, take kindly to, take to be, tax benefit, tell all,
     tell the truth, tender, think, understand, vote affirmatively,
     vote aye, vouchsafe, vouchsafement, waive, waiver, warrant,
     welfare, welfare aid, welfare payments, wink at, yield,
     yield assent
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  GRANT, BARGAIN, AND SELL. - By the laws of the states of Pennsylvania, 
  Delaware, Missouri, and Alabama, it is declared that the words grant, 
  bargain, and sell) shall amount to a covenant that the grantor was seised of 
  an estate in fee, freed from encumbrances done or suffered by him, and for 
  quiet enjoyment as against all his acts. These words do not amount to a 
  general warranty, but merely to a covenant that the grantor has not done any 
  acts nor created any, encumbrance, by which the estate may be defeated. 2 
  Binn. R. 95 3 Penna. R. 313; 3 Penna., R. 317, note; 1 Rawle, 377; 1 Misso. 
  576. Vide 2 Caines R. 188; 1 Murph. R. 343; Id. 348; Ark. Rev. Stat, ch. 31, 
  s. 1; 11 S. & R. 109. 
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  GRANT, conveyancing, concessio. Technically speaking, grants are applicable 
  to the conveyance of incorporeal rights, though in the largest sense, the 
  term comprehends everything that is granted or passed from one to another, 
  and is applied to every species of property. Grant is one of the usual words 
  in a feoffment, and differs but little except in the subject-matter; for the 
  operative words used in grants are dedi et concessi, "have given and 
  granted." 
       2. Incorporeal rights are said to lie in grant and not in livery, for 
  existing only in idea, in contemplation of law, they cannot be transferred 
  by livery of possession; of course at common law, a conveyance in writing 
  was necessary, hence they are said to be in grant, and to pass by the 
  delivery of the deed. 
       3. To render the grant effectual, the common law required the consent 
  of the tenant of the land out of which the rent, or other incorporeal 
  interest proceeded; and this was called attornment. (q. v.) It arose from 
  the intimate alliance between the lord and vassal existing under the feudal 
  tenures., The tenant could not alien the feud without the consent of the 
  lord, nor the lord part with his seigniory without the consent of the 
  tenant. The necessity of attornment has been abolished in the United States. 
  4 Kent, Com. 479. He who makes the grant is called the grantor, and he to 
  whom it is made the grantee. Vide Com. Dig. h. t.; 14 Vin. Ab. 27; Bac. Ab. 
  h. t. 4 Kent, Com. 477; 2 Bl. Com. 317, 440; Perk. ch. 1; Touchs. c. 12; 8 
  Cowen's R. 36. 
       4. By the word grant, in a treaty, is meant not only a formal grant, 
  but any concession, warrant, order, or permission to survey, possess or 
  settle; whether written or parol, express, or presumed from possession. Such 
  a grant may be made by law, as well as by a patent pursuant to a law., 12 
  Pet. R. 410. See, generally, 9 A. & E. 532; 5 Mass. 472; 9 Pick. 80. 
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Grant, AL (town, FIPS 31096)
    Location: 34.51721 N, 86.25227 W
    Population (1990): 638 (268 housing units)
    Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 35747
  Grant, IA (city, FIPS 32295)
    Location: 41.14222 N, 94.98511 W
    Population (1990): 123 (72 housing units)
    Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50847
  Grant, MI (city, FIPS 34360)
    Location: 43.33406 N, 85.81006 W
    Population (1990): 764 (311 housing units)
    Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 49327
  Grant, NE (city, FIPS 19910)
    Location: 40.84441 N, 101.72566 W
    Population (1990): 1239 (585 housing units)
    Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 69140
  Grant, OK
    Zip code(s): 74738

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in Kentucky
     Population (2000):    22384
     Housing Units (2000): 9306
     Land area (2000):     259.930110 sq. miles (673.215866 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.860946 sq. miles (2.229839 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    260.791056 sq. miles (675.445705 sq. km)
     Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
     Location:             38.657847 N, 84.602295 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, KY
      Grant County
      Grant County, KY
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in Kansas
     Population (2000):    7909
     Housing Units (2000): 3027
     Land area (2000):     574.856708 sq. miles (1488.871976 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.182769 sq. miles (0.473370 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    575.039477 sq. miles (1489.345346 sq. km)
     Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
     Location:             37.565557 N, 101.321914 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, KS
      Grant County
      Grant County, KS
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in Indiana
     Population (2000):    73403
     Housing Units (2000): 30560
     Land area (2000):     414.028701 sq. miles (1072.329368 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.806167 sq. miles (2.087962 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    414.834868 sq. miles (1074.417330 sq. km)
     Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
     Location:             40.520940 N, 85.648911 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, IN
      Grant County
      Grant County, IN
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    6289
     Housing Units (2000): 3098
     Land area (2000):     546.405022 sq. miles (1415.182450 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    28.771963 sq. miles (74.519039 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    575.176985 sq. miles (1489.701489 sq. km)
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             45.943961 N, 95.993381 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, MN
      Grant County
      Grant County, MN
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. Parish in Louisiana
     Population (2000):    18698
     Housing Units (2000): 8531
     Land area (2000):     645.114274 sq. miles (1670.838229 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    19.449093 sq. miles (50.372917 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    664.563367 sq. miles (1721.211146 sq. km)
     Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
     Location:             31.583208 N, 92.569217 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, LA
      Grant Parish
      Grant Parish, LA
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in Oklahoma
     Population (2000):    5144
     Housing Units (2000): 2622
     Land area (2000):     1000.561020 sq. miles (2591.441035 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    3.046558 sq. miles (7.890549 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1003.607578 sq. miles (2599.331584 sq. km)
     Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
     Location:             36.790006 N, 97.788044 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, OK
      Grant County
      Grant County, OK
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    747
     Housing Units (2000): 449
     Land area (2000):     776.224547 sq. miles (2010.412262 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    7.001026 sq. miles (18.132573 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    783.225573 sq. miles (2028.544835 sq. km)
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             41.896813 N, 101.724423 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, NE
      Grant County
      Grant County, NE
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in North Dakota
     Population (2000):    2841
     Housing Units (2000): 1722
     Land area (2000):     1659.462060 sq. miles (4297.986823 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    6.456122 sq. miles (16.721279 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1665.918182 sq. miles (4314.708102 sq. km)
     Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
     Location:             46.410473 N, 101.707319 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, ND
      Grant County
      Grant County, ND
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in New Mexico
     Population (2000):    31002
     Housing Units (2000): 14066
     Land area (2000):     3965.881511 sq. miles (10271.585524 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.622123 sq. miles (4.201280 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3967.503634 sq. miles (10275.786804 sq. km)
     Located within:       New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
     Location:             32.708567 N, 108.246748 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, NM
      Grant County
      Grant County, NM
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in Oregon
     Population (2000):    7935
     Housing Units (2000): 4004
     Land area (2000):     4528.603747 sq. miles (11729.029361 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.711380 sq. miles (1.842465 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4529.315127 sq. miles (11730.871826 sq. km)
     Located within:       Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
     Location:             44.491866 N, 118.928223 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, OR
      Grant County
      Grant County, OR
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    7847
     Housing Units (2000): 3456
     Land area (2000):     682.513339 sq. miles (1767.701357 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    5.400626 sq. miles (13.987556 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    687.913965 sq. miles (1781.688913 sq. km)
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             45.187196 N, 96.711868 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, SD
      Grant County
      Grant County, SD
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in West Virginia
     Population (2000):    11299
     Housing Units (2000): 6105
     Land area (2000):     477.208564 sq. miles (1235.964455 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    2.985495 sq. miles (7.732397 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    480.194059 sq. miles (1243.696852 sq. km)
     Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
     Location:             39.089792 N, 79.180142 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, WV
      Grant County
      Grant County, WV
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in Wisconsin
     Population (2000):    49597
     Housing Units (2000): 19940
     Land area (2000):     1147.849999 sq. miles (2972.917722 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    35.456667 sq. miles (91.832341 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1183.306666 sq. miles (3064.750063 sq. km)
     Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
     Location:             42.876486 N, 90.667336 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, WI
      Grant County
      Grant County, WI
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in Washington
     Population (2000):    74698
     Housing Units (2000): 29081
     Land area (2000):     2681.060861 sq. miles (6943.915456 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    110.231514 sq. miles (285.498298 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2791.292375 sq. miles (7229.413754 sq. km)
     Located within:       Washington (WA), FIPS 53
     Location:             47.223757 N, 119.410536 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, WA
      Grant County
      Grant County, WA
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Grant -- U.S. County in Arkansas
     Population (2000):    16464
     Housing Units (2000): 6960
     Land area (2000):     631.776919 sq. miles (1636.294639 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.233354 sq. miles (3.194372 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    633.010273 sq. miles (1639.489011 sq. km)
     Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
     Location:             34.311031 N, 92.450809 W
     Headwords:
      Grant
      Grant, AR
      Grant County
      Grant County, AR
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Grant, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    1225
     Housing Units (2000): 591
     Land area (2000):     0.731520 sq. miles (1.894627 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.731520 sq. miles (1.894627 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            19910
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             40.844405 N, 101.726109 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     69140
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Grant, NE
      Grant
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Grant, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    102
     Housing Units (2000): 60
     Land area (2000):     0.742865 sq. miles (1.924011 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.010250 sq. miles (0.026548 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.753115 sq. miles (1.950559 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            32295
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             41.142207 N, 94.985369 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     50847
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Grant, IA
      Grant
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Grant, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
     Population (2000):    881
     Housing Units (2000): 344
     Land area (2000):     0.652539 sq. miles (1.690068 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.021200 sq. miles (0.054909 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.673739 sq. miles (1.744977 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            34360
     Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
     Location:             43.335900 N, 85.810103 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     49327
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Grant, MI
      Grant
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Grant, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    4026
     Housing Units (2000): 1399
     Land area (2000):     25.680969 sq. miles (66.513401 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.334642 sq. miles (3.456708 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    27.015611 sq. miles (69.970109 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            25334
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             45.081746 N, 92.921057 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Grant, MN
      Grant
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Grant, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
     Population (2000):    665
     Housing Units (2000): 306
     Land area (2000):     1.769751 sq. miles (4.583635 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.003042 sq. miles (0.007878 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.772793 sq. miles (4.591513 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            31096
     Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
     Location:             34.502899 N, 86.255378 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     35747
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Grant, AL
      Grant