Grant

grant, v.t. to bestow or give over: to give po e ion of: to admit as true what is not yet proved: to concede.— v.i. ( Shak. ) to consent.— n. a bestowing: something bestowed, an allowance: a gift: ( Eng. law ) conveyance of property by deed.— adj. Grant′able .— ns. Grantēē′ ( law ), the person to whom a grant, gift, or conveyance is made; Grant′er , Grant′or ( law ), the person by whom a grant or conveyance is made.— Take for granted , to presuppose as certainly true. [O. Fr. graanter , craanter , creanter , to promise, as if from a Low L. credentāre —L. credĕre , to believe.]