grandfather clausen.

Brit.

/ˈɡran(d)fɑːðə ˌklɔːz/, U.S.

/ˈɡræn(d)fɑðər ˌklɔz/,

/ˈɡræn(d)fɑðər ˌklɑz/

Forms:

α. 1800s– grandfather's clause.

β. 1900s– grandfather clause.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grandfather n., clause n.

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of grandfather n. + clause n. In β. forms < grandfather n. + clause n.

1. U.S. A clause in the constitutions of some Southern states, exempting from suffrage restrictions the descendants of men who were qualified to vote before the Civil War. Now historical.The exemption meant that suffrage restrictions based on wealth and literacy effectively applied only to non-white citizens.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > racial attitudes > [noun] > racism > segregation or discrimination > against black people

Jim Crowism1837

grandfather clause1899

Jim Crow1903

1899 N.Y. Times 3 Aug. 2/5 It provides, too, that the descendants of any one competent to vote in 1867 may vote now regardless of existing conditions. It is known as the ‘grandfather's clause’.

1900 Congress. Rec. 22 Jan. 1033/1 The grandfather clause will not avail those citizens who..are unable to pay their poll tax.

1903 N.Y. Evening Post 22 Dec. 6 It is proposed [in Maryland] to remodel the Constitution so as to exclude colored men from voting. The usual Southern method is followed, ‘grandfather clause’ and all.

1906 W. H. Fleming Slavery 44 This proviso was popularly known as the ‘Grandfather clause’.

1948 Georgia Hist. Q. Mar. 1 In 1898, Louisiana wrote the notorious ‘Grandfather Clause’ into its constitution.

1973 Black Panther 31 Mar. 14/1 We believe that the English-only ballot is discriminatory towards Spanish-speaking people, just as the poll tax and grandfather clause in the Jim Crow South were discriminatory towards Black people.

1993 C. T. Rowan Dream Makers, Dream Breakers vii. 80 There could be no political power in areas where there were ‘white primaries’, poll taxes, grandfather clauses, registrars asking outrageous questions, and white people armed to kill, standing in the way of the enfranchisement of Afro-Americans.

2. Chiefly North American. A provision in a law or regulation which creates an exemption from its requirements for a particular class of people or things based on circumstances existing prior to its enactment.

ΚΠ

1907 Virginia Law Reg. 13 662 Shall a day come when a ‘grandfather clause’ will be the necessary adjunct to every town dog law?

1919 Michigan Technic Mar. 47/2 The need was recognized of a ‘grandfather's clause’ in any bill in order to avoid an ex post facto law and in order not to work hardship upon anyone now in the practice of the profession.

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Grandfather rights, rights deriving from a grandfather clause.

1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 18 Nov. 6/1 As far as Bill C-58 is concerned..it would repeal the 10-year-old ‘grandfather clause’ under which Time and Reader's Digest have been treated, in income tax law, as though they were Canadian.

2007 Wine & Spirit May (Champagne Suppl.) 13/1 An accord was signed in September 2005 that went some way to resolving the issue, but due to a so-called ‘grandfather clause’, only new products being introduced onto the market are subject to the rules.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grandfather clause
释义	grandfather clausen. Brit. /ˈɡran(d)fɑːðə ˌklɔːz/, U.S. /ˈɡræn(d)fɑðər ˌklɔz/, /ˈɡræn(d)fɑðər ˌklɑz/ Forms: α. 1800s– grandfather's clause. β. 1900s– grandfather clause. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grandfather n., clause n. Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of grandfather n. + clause n. In β. forms < grandfather n. + clause n. 1. U.S. A clause in the constitutions of some Southern states, exempting from suffrage restrictions the descendants of men who were qualified to vote before the Civil War. Now historical.The exemption meant that suffrage restrictions based on wealth and literacy effectively applied only to non-white citizens. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > racial attitudes > [noun] > racism > segregation or discrimination > against black people Jim Crowism1837 grandfather clause1899 Jim Crow1903 1899 N.Y. Times 3 Aug. 2/5 It provides, too, that the descendants of any one competent to vote in 1867 may vote now regardless of existing conditions. It is known as the ‘grandfather's clause’. 1900 Congress. Rec. 22 Jan. 1033/1 The grandfather clause will not avail those citizens who..are unable to pay their poll tax. 1903 N.Y. Evening Post 22 Dec. 6 It is proposed [in Maryland] to remodel the Constitution so as to exclude colored men from voting. The usual Southern method is followed, ‘grandfather clause’ and all. 1906 W. H. Fleming Slavery 44 This proviso was popularly known as the ‘Grandfather clause’. 1948 Georgia Hist. Q. Mar. 1 In 1898, Louisiana wrote the notorious ‘Grandfather Clause’ into its constitution. 1973 Black Panther 31 Mar. 14/1 We believe that the English-only ballot is discriminatory towards Spanish-speaking people, just as the poll tax and grandfather clause in the Jim Crow South were discriminatory towards Black people. 1993 C. T. Rowan Dream Makers, Dream Breakers vii. 80 There could be no political power in areas where there were ‘white primaries’, poll taxes, grandfather clauses, registrars asking outrageous questions, and white people armed to kill, standing in the way of the enfranchisement of Afro-Americans. 2. Chiefly North American. A provision in a law or regulation which creates an exemption from its requirements for a particular class of people or things based on circumstances existing prior to its enactment. ΚΠ 1907 Virginia Law Reg. 13 662 Shall a day come when a ‘grandfather clause’ will be the necessary adjunct to every town dog law? 1919 Michigan Technic Mar. 47/2 The need was recognized of a ‘grandfather's clause’ in any bill in order to avoid an ex post facto law and in order not to work hardship upon anyone now in the practice of the profession. 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Grandfather rights, rights deriving from a grandfather clause. 1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 18 Nov. 6/1 As far as Bill C-58 is concerned..it would repeal the 10-year-old ‘grandfather clause’ under which Time and Reader's Digest have been treated, in income tax law, as though they were Canadian. 2007 Wine & Spirit May (Champagne Suppl.) 13/1 An accord was signed in September 2005 that went some way to resolving the issue, but due to a so-called ‘grandfather clause’, only new products being introduced onto the market are subject to the rules. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899
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