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Regrant

Regrant \Re*grant"\ (r?*gr?nt"), v. t. To grant back; to grant again or anew.
--Ayliffe.

Regrant

Regrant \Re*grant"\, n.

  1. The act of granting back to a former proprietor.

  2. A renewed of a grant; as, the regrant of a monopoly.

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regrant

n. 1 The act of granting back to a former proprietor. 2 A renewal of a grant. vb. (context transitive English) To grant (something) again or in a different way.

Usage examples of "regrant".

We will remember your inventiveness when we formally take your oath of allegiance to regrant you tenure of these lands.

And the Crown had been known to create new titles, regrant extinct ones, and recommend peerages in exchange for services rendered.

But whatever her power with her husband, the suspicion the queen felt for me could only increase the difficulty of convincing the king to regrant the lands.

In his fury against the Whigs, Charles revoked the charters of London and many other cities, which were regranted only on terms agreeable to the Tories.