Grandfather Clause (Noun)
Meaning
An exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
An exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War.
Nouns denoting natural processes.