To retain existing laws or rules only for those people or organisations that were previously affected by them, and apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organisations
An allowance for older businesses to continue operating for a time under conditions that were permitted at the time these businesses were subject to other regulations
v To exempt a person or company from new laws or regulations based on circumstances that existed in the past Example: A travel agency might decide to cut outside agents' share of total commissions earned from 60% to 50%, but grandfather those agents with whom it is already working If that were the case, agents already on the books would continue to earn 60%, while new agents would be paid 50%
Your grandfather is the father of your father or mother. His grandfather was a professor. S3 the father of your father or mother
dziadek [JAH-dehk] I'm most familiar with this word in the form of the less-formal, more-friendly variant dziadzia [JAH-JAH], kind of like the English word "grandpa " (When I wrote that pronunciation, the thought of that horrible Star Wars character Jar Jar Binks came to mind Cringe ) I have to admit, even though I grew up in the same household with my [maternal] grandfather , I never called him by the Polish word for "grandfather " I always called him by the English word, even though he seldom spoke English Date of entry: 4 April 2000