regrant

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ grant.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈɡɹɑːnt/

Verb

regrant (third-person singular simple present regrants, present participle regranting, simple past and past participle regranted)

1. (transitive) To grant (something) again or in a different way.
   • 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 371:

     It was regranted to one of the new faces of the regime, a man now basking in the favour of Richard Fox and the young king: Thomas Wolsey.

Noun

regrant (plural regrants)

1. The act of granting back to a former proprietor.
2. A renewal of a grant.

   the regrant of a monopoly

References

• “regrant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Gartner, granter