A Quick and Simple Dictionary

Grant

1. Proper noun.  (surname, A An) and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".
2. Proper noun.  (given name, male) , transferred from the surname.
3. Verb.  To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.
4. Verb.  To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
5. Verb.  To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
6. Verb.  To assent; to consent.
7. Noun.  The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
8. Noun.  The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
9. Noun.  The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
10. Noun.  (legal) 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.