What does grandfather clause mean?
• GRANDFATHER CLAUSE (noun) The noun GRANDFATHER CLAUSE has 1 sense: 1. an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War Familiarity information: GRANDFATHER CLAUSE used as a noun is very rare.
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