grandfather clause in English
noun
1
a clause exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affecting their previous rights, privileges, or practices.
It also allowed claimholders to sell the claims to new owners who could take advantage of the grandfather clause .
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1. That was a type of grandfather clause.
2. It included clauses on the acquired rights, the so-called 'grandfather clause'.