Gran"ny (?), n. A grandmother; a grandam; familiarly, an old woman.
Granny's bend, or Granny's knot (Naut.), a kind of insecure knot or
hitch; a reef knot crossed the wrong way.
Gran`o*lith"ic (?), n. [L. granum a grain (or E. granite) + -lith +
-ic.] A kind of hard artificial stone, used for pavements.
Grant (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Granted; p. pr. & vb. n. Granting.] [OE.
graunten, granten, OF. graanter, craanter, creanter, to promise, yield,
LL. creantare to promise, assure, for (assumed LL.) credentare to make
believe, fr. L. credens, p. pr. of credere to believe. See Creed,
Credit.] 1. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession
or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.
Grant me the place of this threshing floor.