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British classicist, numismatist, historian and author (1914-2004)
Michael Grant (21 November 1914 – 4 October 2004) was an English classicist, Professor of Humanity at the University of Edinburgh, numismatist, and author
Michael_Grant_(classicist)
Topics referred to by the same term
Michael Grant may refer to: Michael Grant (classicist) (1914–2004), English author of books on ancient history Michael Grant (crime writer) (born 1940)
Michael_Grant
linguist James Giles (born 1958), philosopher and psychologist Michael Grant, classicist Michael Halliday, linguist, founder of Systemic functional linguistics
List of University of Edinburgh people
List_of_University_of_Edinburgh_people
Private school in South Hampstead, Greater London, England
Postgate and Dame Margaret Cole (who married G. D. H. Cole), and wife of classicist John Percival Postgate Rosalind Goodfellow, who taught history Marianne
South_Hampstead_High_School
English classicist (born 1955)
Dame Winifred Mary Beard (born 1 January 1955) is an English classicist specialising in Ancient Rome. She is a trustee of the British Museum and formerly
Mary_Beard
Annual prize by the MacArthur Foundation
also known as the MacArthur Fellowship and colloquially called the "Genius Grant", is a prize awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
MacArthur_Fellows_Program
Art movement and architectural style
antiquity in the Western tradition, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate. In its purest form, classicism is an aesthetic attitude
Classicism
Study of classical antiquity
983b18. Grant 1978, p. 11 Grant 1978, p. 10 Grant 1978, pp. 21–22 Grant 1978, p. 28 Grant 1978, p. 31 Grant 1978, p. 44 Grant 1978, p. 46 Grant 1978, p
Classics
Region of the Roman Empire
been the subject of much contention. According to the English Classicist Michael Grant, the word probably refers to an ancient Celtic term indicating
Agri_Decumates
American Professor in [[Classics]] and [[Military History]] (born 1953)
Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953) is an American classicist, military historian, and conservative political commentator. He has been a commentator
Victor_Davis_Hanson
Series of classic literature
The series comprises five volumes, each with an introduction by the classicist Edith Hall. Penguin Classics Western canon Classic book "Oxford World's
Oxford_World's_Classics
American classicist (1938–2021)
William Berg III (August 13, 1938 – May 16, 2021), was an American classicist and historian from Gearhart, Oregon. On his mother’s side he was a descendant
William_Berg_(classicist)
4th-century acrolithic statue, 12 m. tall
really intended to reflect the Christian deity. According to the classicist Michael Grant: Here was the man at whose court...writers felt it appropriate
Colossus_of_Constantine
British classicist and academic (born 1944)
Alan Keir Bowman, FBA (born 23 May 1944) is a British classicist and academic. He was Camden Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford from
Alan_Bowman_(classicist)
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
an immense scale. Albert Speer, instrumental in implementing Hitler's classicist reinterpretation of German culture, was placed in charge of the proposed
Adolf_Hitler
Epic poem attributed to Homer
described by Odysseus to the Phaeacians and their island of Scheria. British classicist Peter Jones writes that the poem was likely updated many times by oral
Odyssey
Ancient Roman astrologer
According to the early 18th-century classicist Richard Bentley, he was an Asiatic Greek; according to the 19th-century classicist Fridericus Jacob, an African
Marcus_Manilius
Homer". 1955 rev. by Oakley of incomplete Ogden original Andrew was a classicist. Epps taught classics and was a translator. Cook's subjects were Comparative
English_translations_of_Homer
novelist, poet and critic Alexander Adam (1741–1809), classicist James Adam (1860–1907), classicist Jean Adam (1704–1765), poet from the labouring classes
List_of_Scottish_writers
Debate on the race of the Egyptian ruler
Afrocentrism from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch mentions the question, too. Classicist Grace Macurdy notes in her seminal 1932 book Hellenistic Queens: A Study
Ethnicity_of_Cleopatra
American philanthropic organization
The funding was used to solve a riddle that had puzzled historians, classicists, linguists, anthropologists and archaeologists for 200 years - whether
John_Templeton_Foundation
Roman adaptation of the Greek divine hero Heracles
and perhaps mercenaries serving under Hippocrates of Gela. However, the classicist Karl Galinsky suggests that these statuettes may instead continue an earlier
Hercules
British classical philologist (1920–2020)
Moore Russell, FBA (13 October 1920 – 9 February 2020) was a British classicist and academic. He was Professor of Classical Literature at the University
Donald_Russell_(classicist)
American literary critic
romanticism-inspired progressivists as being in opposition to the intellectuals—the classicist, the modernist, the pragmatist, and the scientist. In The Schools We Need
E._D._Hirsch
ambassador. David Durie, governor of Gibraltar. Michael Fraser Hamilton Grant, diplomat and politician. William Grant, politician and judge. Ian Harvey, politician
List of people educated at Fettes College
List_of_people_educated_at_Fettes_College
Roman emperor from 193 to 211
OCLC 905489146. Grant, Michael (1985). The Roman Emperors. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-7607-0091-4. Grant, Michael (1996). The Severans:
Septimius_Severus
Ancient Greek philosopher (fl. c. 500 BC)
parts: the universe, politics, and theology, but, classicists have challenged that division. Classicist John Burnet has argued that "it is not to be supposed
Heraclitus
American poet
power of poetry." Regarding Simms' collection Nightjar, the poet and classicist Rachel Hadas writes: “This powerful collection offers personal and global
Michael_Simms_(publisher)
reputation as an aloof monarch who enjoyed a life of luxury. The classicist Michael Grant, the Egyptologist Joann Fletcher, and the historian Stanley M.
Early_life_of_Cleopatra
Attempted coup in the Roman republic in 63 BC
defeat. The extent of the exaggeration is unclear and still debated. Most classicists agree that the conspiracy occurred more or less as described – rather
Catilinarian_conspiracy
Legendary founder and first queen of Carthage
from Belus, son of Poseidon, and a figure in earlier Greek mythology. Classicist T. T. Duke suggests that this is a hypocoristicon of the historical father
Dido
German historian
that provided the necessary sense of national identity and pride The classicist Christian Meier, who was president of the German Historical Association
Michael_Stürmer
Pedro A. Sanchez, 85, American soil scientist. John Thorley, 85, British classicist. Michel Tombereau, 80, French painter, complications from influenza. José
Deaths_in_January_2026
View that Jesus' body was illusory
based on a misunderstanding of docetism. The idea recurred in classicist Michael Grant's 1977 review of the evidence for Jesus, who compared modern scepticism
Docetism
Canadian poet and academic (born 1950)
Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator, classicist, and professor. Trained at the University of Toronto, Carson has taught
Anne_Carson
Question of the race of ancient Egyptians
strongest term in Greek to denote blackness." According to historian and classicist to Alan B. Lloyd "there is no linguistic justification" for relating the
Ancient Egyptian race controversy
Ancient_Egyptian_race_controversy
Public school in Canterbury, Kent, England
Cricketer John Peacey, Cricketer David Pettit, Cricketer John Pinsent, Classicist Adar Poonawalla, CEO Serum Institute of India Timothy Reynish, conductor
St_Edmund's_School_Canterbury
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
Jesus's non-existence "a thoroughly dead thesis". According to Michael Grant (a classicist), "In recent years [as of 2004], 'no serious scholar has ventured
Jesus
American poet, translator, and essayist (born 1968)
introduced by distinguished classicist Richard Jenkyns and was published by Penguin; reviewing the book in the TLS, classicist and critic Peter Stothard
A._E._Stallings
2024 film by Francis Ford Coppola
Evan Thomas. Based on Catiline, the character of Cesar was renamed at classicist Mary Beard's suggestion that Julius Caesar had ties with Catiline and
Megalopolis_(film)
Roman politician and assassin of Julius Caesar (85–42 BC)
The use of kai su, however, indicates the possibility of a curse, per classicists James Russell and Jeffrey Tatum. Immediately after Caesar's death, senators
Marcus_Junius_Brutus
British actress (born 1970)
Higgins, Charlotte (1 July 2010). "Alejandro Amenabar's Agora: a gift for classicists". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media Limited. Archived from
Rachel_Weisz
Study of language in historical sources
stereotypes of "scrutiny of ancient Greek or Roman texts of a nit-picking classicist" and only the "technical research into languages and families". In The
Philology
historian[1] Joshua Compston, curator Henry Conway, socialite Robin Cormack, classicist and Byzantine art historian[1] Suzanne Cotter, curator and director, Grand
List of alumni of the Courtauld Institute of Art
List_of_alumni_of_the_Courtauld_Institute_of_Art
Roman general and dictator (138–78 BC)
dearly) and the other from his mistress Nicopolis. Arthur Keaveney, a classicist and author of the Sullan biography Sulla: The Last Republican, accepts
Sulla
American musician
UK, receiving a 5/5 review in The Guardian by Michael Hann: "Ezra Furman has made an album of classicist rock'n'roll that never feels like an exercise
Ezra_Furman
Sixth king of Babylon (r. 1792–1750 BC)
healer"), itself from ʻAmmu ("paternal kinsman") and Rāpi ("healer"). The classicist Alan Millard insists that Hammurapi is a more correct spelling than Hammurabi
Hammurabi
Roman politician and Stoic (95–46 BC)
influence among the senators and the people. According to Fred Drogula, a classicist, by making "himself into a living example of the old-fashioned Roman.
Cato_the_Younger
1999 studio album by Mary J. Blige
contemporary, eschewing her previous work's overt hip hop elements for classicist soul music and more mature songwriting. Highlighted by sleek and polished
Mary_(Mary_J._Blige_album)
Independent school in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
and producer Vivian Nutton (born 1943), classicist and medical historian Paul Slack (born 1943), historian Michael Jack (born 1946), politician Jonathan
Bradford_Grammar_School
British mathematician
children and plays jazz piano. In 1988, Gowers married Emily Thomas, a classicist and Cambridge academic: they divorced in 2007. Together they had three
Timothy_Gowers
Western Han dynasty philosopher, politician, and writer
the history of Confucianism, Dong is widely esteemed as the foremost classicist of the Han era. His seminal recommendation to dismiss all non-Confucian
Dong_Zhongshu
consultant and prison consultant, heart failure. David Konstan, 83, American classicist. Manca Košir, 76, Slovene journalist (Nova revija) and actress (Real Pests)
Deaths_in_May_2024
Ancient Greek marble statue of Aphrodite
classical masterpiece, since it was re-dated to the Hellenistic period classicists have neglected the Venus in favour of studying sculptures mentioned in
Venus_de_Milo
American classical scholar
Dan-el Padilla Peralta (also Dan-el Padilla) is a Dominican-born classicist. He is a professor at Princeton University who researches and teaches the Roman
Dan-el_Padilla_Peralta
Sumerian ruler and protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh
extensive connections to the civilizations of the ancient Near East. German classicist Walter Burkert observes that the scene in Tablet VI of the Epic of Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
Rebellion against Roman rule (66–73/74 CE)
burning of debt records as a tactic for popular support, not ideology. Classicist Guy McLean Rogers wrote that debt was routine and neither a key cause
First_Jewish–Roman_War
American philosopher, classicist, and academician (1930–1992)
Bloom (September 14, 1930 – October 7, 1992) was an American philosopher, classicist, and academician. He studied under David Grene, Leo Strauss, Richard McKeon
Allan_Bloom
Educational organisation in the UK
Lawrence, Cora Beth Fraser, Mary Beard (classicist), Mai Musié, Natalie Haynes, Rupert Goold, Gregory Doran and Michael Scott. The Association publishes three
Classical_Association
depict the prophet studying the plates much like an archaeologist or classicist might. Taves, Ann (2014). "History and the Claims of Revelation: Joseph
Mormonism_and_history
1st-century BC Roman general and politician
Apollo, which became known as Sosianus after him. According to classicist Michael Grant, Sosius accumulated considerable wealth as a successful financier
Gaius_Sosius
Civil service examination system in Imperial China
candidate was said to be old for a classicist examinee, but young to be a jinshi. An oral version of the classicist examination known as moyi also existed
Imperial_examination
Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Kuhtempel ("Cow Temple"), Classicist lookout pavilion, shortly before 1840; Rheingrafenstraße 1 – sculptor family Cauer's house, Classicist plastered building
Bad_Kreuznach
Whether Jesus was a historical figure
[England]: Cambridge University Press. pp. 35–36. Grant (1977, p. 200) Classicist-numismatist Michael Grant stated in 1977: "To sum up, modern critical methods
Historicity_of_Jesus
Jesus as a historical person
perspective runs against the views of the majority of scholars. Michael Grant (a classicist and historian) states that "In recent years, no serious scholar
Historical_Jesus
Drama school in London, England
Herbert Beerbohm Tree. It moved to buildings on Gower Street in 1905. It was granted a royal charter in 1920 and a new theatre was built on Malet Street, behind
Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art
Roman emperor from 218 to 222
(Cassius Dio, Roman History, 80.16.7). Some historians, including the classicists Mary Beard, Zachary Herz, and Martijn Icks, treat these accounts with
Elagabalus
Putative reforms of the Roman military in 107 BC
only progenitor. The idea was spread by the influential 19th-century classicist Theodor Mommsen in the 1855 second volume of his The History of Rome,
Marian_reforms
Modern religion derived from ancient Greek pre-christian beliefs
continuity or the persistence of underlying cultural frameworks. British classicist Mary Beard criticized Greek Hellenist worshippers, saying, "until these
Hellenism_(modern_religion)
1905 novel by Emma Orczy
France during World War II. Varian Fry was a 32-year-old Harvard-educated classicist and editor from New York City who helped save thousands of endangered
The_Scarlet_Pimpernel
Irish writer (1854–1900)
university, he read Greats; he demonstrated himself to be an exceptional classicist, first at Trinity College Dublin, then at Magdalen College, Oxford. He
Oscar_Wilde
Poet, essayist and playwright (1888–1965)
Martyr. He specifically identified as Anglo-Catholic, proclaiming himself "classicist in literature, royalist in politics, and anglo-catholic in religion".
T._S._Eliot
English poet and essayist (1843–1901)
William Henry Myers (6 February 1843 – 17 January 1901) was a British poet, classicist, philologist, and a founder of the Society for Psychical Research. Myers'
Frederic_W._H._Myers
Ancient Jewish religious work of 50 chapters
or Vulgate." R.H. Charles, "7. Textual Affinities" Robin Lane Fox, a classicist and historian, discusses these multifarious sources of Old and New Testaments
Book_of_Jubilees
Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Moselle: timber-frame house with balcony Burgfrieden 18 – three-floor Late Classicist house, earlier half of the 19th century Endertstraße 2 – "Alte Torschenke"
Cochem
British politician (1912–1998)
While studying at Cambridge, Powell became aware that there was another classicist who signed his name as "John U. Powell". Powell decided to use his middle
Enoch_Powell
English novelist and writer (1879–1970)
dedicate the book to Masood. In 1914, he visited Egypt and Germany with the classicist Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson,[citation needed] by which time he had written
E._M._Forster
contributions to the nude, not only through the continuity of certain classicist approaches but also through innovation and experimentation with new technical
History_of_the_nude_in_art
Municipality in Constanța, Romania
Pavel (born 1984), pop singer and dancer Antoaneta Sabău (born 1982), classicist, translator, and editor Satyrus the Peripatetic (c. 3rd century BC), Greek
Mangalia
Country in Southeast-Central Europe
figure of the Age of Enlightenment, while Jovan Sterija Popović was a Classicist writer whose works also contained elements of Romanticism. In the era
Serbia
Nymphs in Greek mythology
abstract, interchangeable names are a symptom of their impersonality", classicist Evelyn Byrd Harrison has observed. They are sometimes portrayed as the
Hesperides
Legendary war in Greek mythology
the war.[citation needed] In November 2001, geologist John C. Kraft and classicist John V. Luce presented the results of investigations into the geology
Trojan_War
Style promoted by the Nazis
Hartmut (1981). "Differences in the perception of national socialist and classicist architecture". Journal of Environmental Psychology. 1 (1): 33–42. doi:10
Nazi_architecture
Jewish rebellion against Roman rule (132–136 CE)
considerable." Other scholars have defended the figures' plausibility. In 2003, classicist Hannah Cotton described Dio's numbers as highly plausible in light of
Bar_Kokhba_Revolt
Chicken Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford (1798–1838), Scottish politician and classicist. Apollo University Lodge, Oxford. Augusto César Sandino, Central American
List_of_Freemasons_(E–Z)
British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean
Flowers (born 1979), filmmaker, director and screenwriter Emily Greenwood, classicist Sybil Joyce Hylton MBE (1913–2006), community volunteer John Reno Jackson
Cayman_Islands
Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
architects, such as Carl Theodor Severin, students of the two old masters of Classicist architecture, Carl Gotthard Langhans and Friedrich Gilly, and Johann Christoph
Bad_Doberan
Fictional island in Plato's works
fiction, from comic books to films. While present-day philologists and classicists agree on the story's fictional nature, there is still debate on what
Atlantis
John Schaeffer Franklin and Marshall College Oriel 1905 United States Classicist Bernadotte Schmitt University of Tennessee Merton 1905 United States Modern
List_of_Rhodes_Scholars
Academic department at King's College London
ambassador to the US Nigel Sheinwald; ex-national security advisor Mark Lyall Grant; former head of MI6 John Sawers; and former chair of the UK’s Joint Intelligence
Department of War Studies, King's College London
Department_of_War_Studies,_King's_College_London
Survey of ancient religions around the Mediterranean, Bronze Age to Late Antiquity
cultures, ancient religion centered on practice, described by British classicist Mary Beard as Roman religion "doing rather than believing" to stress its
Ancient Mediterranean religions
Ancient_Mediterranean_religions
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
remarkably well-informed, industrious and insightful historian", while the classicist Adrian Goldsworthy states that "Polybius' account is usually to be preferred
Punic_Wars
Countess von Lichtenau
interior decoration of the palace. Following plans by Michael Philipp Boumann, an early classicist style townhouse called Lichtenau Palace was erected for
Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau
Wilhelmine,_Gräfin_von_Lichtenau
Graham Jackson, architect Ian Grant, physicist Ivor Grattan-Guinness, historian of mathematics Jennifer Ingleheart, classicist Gilbert Ironside the younger
List of people associated with Wadham College, Oxford
List_of_people_associated_with_Wadham_College,_Oxford
Ancient Greek sculptures held in London
Benjamin Haydon became a tireless advocate for their importance. The classicist Richard Payne Knight, however, declared they were Roman additions or the
Elgin_Marbles
City in southern Poland
financial and cultural functions. The housing consists mostly of classicist, late-classicist houses, rarely eclectic. More modern buildings can also be noticed
Częstochowa
Painting by Théodore Géricault
in Belgium. His most docile pupil, Girodet, a refined and cultivated classicist, was producing pictures of astonishing frigidity. Gérard, immensely successful
The_Raft_of_the_Medusa
British peer and politician (born 1945)
Party candidate for Islington North in 1974, losing to Labour's incumbent Michael O'Halloran. He was a member of Basingstoke Borough Council from 1978 to
Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington
Charles_Wellesley,_9th_Duke_of_Wellington
Hero archetype
points), Robin Hood (13 points), and Alexander the Great (7 points). Classicist Thomas J. Sienkewicz analyzed additional heroes using Raglan's pattern
Rank–Raglan_hero_archetype
Public school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England
Vaughn (born 1971), British director and producer Michael Ventris (1922–1956), English architect, classicist and philologist who deciphered Linear B Jon Vickers
Stowe_School
MICHAEL GRANT-CLASSICIST
MICHAEL GRANT-CLASSICIST
Boy/Male
Russian
Form of Michael 'Who is like God?'.
Female
Italian
Feminine form of Italian Michele, MICHELA means "who is like God?"
Boy/Male
Polish American
Form of Michael 'Who is like God?'.
Surname or Lastname
English and (especially) Scottish (of Norman origin), and French
English and (especially) Scottish (of Norman origin), and French : nickname from Anglo-Norman French graund, graunt ‘tall’, ‘large’ (Old French grand, grant, from Latin grandis), given either to a person of remarkable size, or else in a relative way to distinguish two bearers of the same personal name, often representatives of different generations within the same family.English and Scottish : from a medieval personal name, probably a survival into Middle English of the Old English byname Granta (see Grantham).Probably a respelling of German Grandt or Grand.The U.S. president General Ulysses S. Grant (1822–85), born in OH, was the descendant of a Puritan called Matthew Grant, who landed in Massachusetts with his wife, Priscilla, in 1630. This family of Grants continued in New England until Captain Noah Grant, having served throughout the Revolution, emigrated to PA in 1790 and later to OH.
Girl/Female
English Latin Native American
Abbreviation of Michaela;Micaela; Mikaela; Mikayla; Mychaela; Mikella. Feminine of Michael....
Girl/Female
Latin English
Abbreviation of Michaela; Micaela; Mikaela; Mikayla; Mychaela; Mikella. Feminine of Michael: gift...
Male
Esperanto
Esperanto form of English Michael, MICHAELO means "who is like God?"
Female
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Italian Michela, MICAELA means "who is like God?"
Male
Slovene
Variant spelling of Slovene Mihael, MIHAIL means "who is like God?"
Male
Esperanto
Variant spelling of Esperanto Michaelo, MIHHAELO means "who is like God?"
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Michaela, MICHAYLA means "who is like God?"
Girl/Female
Latin English
Abbreviation of Michaela; Micaela; Mikaela; Mikayla; Mychaela; Mikella. Feminine of Michael: gift...
Girl/Female
English American Latin Hebrew
Feminine of Michael, meaning gift from God.
Male
French
French form of Greek Michaēl, MICHEL means "who is like God?"
Male
Scottish
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, from the name of a famous Scottish clan, from Norman grand, GRANT means "great, large."
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Dutch
English, German, and Dutch : patronymic from the personal name Michael.
Boy/Male
Gaelic Irish Scottish American
Form of Michael 'Who is like God?'.
Female
English
Feminine form of English Michael, MICHAELA means "who is like God?"
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Irish, Italian, Latin, Romanian, Swedish, Swiss
Who is Like God; Like the Lord; Feminine of Michael; Gift from God; Who Resembles God; Latinate Female Version of Michael
Male
Slovene
Slovene form of Greek Michaēl, MIHAEL means "who is like God?"
MICHAEL GRANT-CLASSICIST
MICHAEL GRANT-CLASSICIST
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Ever Happy Girl
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Honey; Beloved
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Barley Ford
Boy/Male
Hindu
Seshnag, King of the serpents
Girl/Female
French American Spanish English Latin
Bond.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ray, RAE means "wise protector."Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
Hebrew American Anglo Saxon English French
Bitter.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Anklet
Girl/Female
Tamil
Devotion, Firmness
MICHAEL GRANT-CLASSICIST
MICHAEL GRANT-CLASSICIST
MICHAEL GRANT-CLASSICIST
MICHAEL GRANT-CLASSICIST
MICHAEL GRANT-CLASSICIST
imp. & p. p.
of Grant
v. t.
To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
v. t.
The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
v. & n.
See Grant.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Grant
n.
High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of fanatics.
v. t.
To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
v. t.
To grant back; to grant again or anew.
v. i.
To assent; to consent.
n.
A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
n.
To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
a.
Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
superl.
Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime (said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
v. t.
The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
v. t.
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.
superl.
Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake.
v. t.
The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
superl.
Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.
n.
Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (A. Plumieri), and the redmouth grunt (H. aurolineatus), of the Southern United States; -- also applied to allied species of the genera Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma. Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called from the noise it makes when taken.
a.
Of or pertaining to a grand duke.