grant

GR'ANT, verb transitive 1. To admit as true what is not proved; to allow; to yield; to concede. We take that for granted which is supposed to be true. Grant that the fates have firmed, by their decree-- 2. To give; to bestow or confer on without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request. Thou hast granted me life and favor. Job 10:12. God granted him that which he requested. 1. Chron.4. 3. To transfer the title of a thing to another, for a good or valuable consideration; to convey by deed or writing. The legislature have granted all the new land. Grant me the place of this threshing floor. 1 Chronicles 21:22. GR'ANT, noun The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring. 1. The thing granted or bestowed; a gift; a boon. 2. In law, a conveyance in writing, of such things as cannot pass or be transferred by word only, as land, rents, reversions, tithes, etc. A grant is an executed contract. 3. Concession; admission of something as true. 4. The thing conveyed by deed or patent.