4. (Law) A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, au
appropriation or conveyance made by the government; as, a grant of land
or of money; also, the deed or writing by which the transfer is made.
Formerly, in English law, the term was specifically applied to
transfrrs of incorporeal hereditaments, expectant estates, and letters
patent from government and such is its present application in some of
the United States. But now, in England the usual mode of transferring
realty is by grant; and so, in some of the United States, the term
grant is applied to conveyances of every kind of real property.
Bouvier. Burrill.
Grant"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being granted.
Gran*tee" (?), n. (Law) The person to whom a grant or conveyance is
made.
His grace will not survive the poor grantee he despises.
Burke.
Grant"er (?), n. One who grants.
Grant"or (?), n. (Law) The person by whom a grant or conveyance is
made.
Gran"u*lar (?), a. [Cf. F. granulaire. See Granule.] Consisting of, or
resembling, grains; as, a granular substance.
Granular limestone, crystalline limestone, or marble, having a granular
structure.
Gran"u*lar*ly (?), adv. In a granular form.
Gran"u*la*ry (?), a. Granular.
Gran"u*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Granulated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Granulating (?).] [See Granule.] 1. To form into grains or small
masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal.
2. To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on the
surface.
Gran"u*late, v. i. To collect or be formed into grains; as, cane juice
granulates into sugar.
{ Gran"u*late (?), Gran"u*la`ted (?), } a. 1. Consisting of, or
resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated
sugar.