grandfather
ˈɡran(d)fɑːðə/
verbNorth Americaninformal
past tense: grandfathered; past participle: grandfathered
exempt (someone or something) from a new law or regulation.
"smokers who worked here before the ban have been grandfathered"
synonyms: exempt, excuse, make an exception of/for, give/grant immunity to, let off, release, exclude, exonerate; informallet off the hook
"smokers who worked here before the ban have been grandfathered"
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