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▪ I. granting, vbl. n.|ˈgrɑːntɪŋ, -æ-| [f. grant v. + -ing1.] The action of the vb. grant.
1340Ayenb. 47 Zuyche grantinges byeþ alneway deadlich zenne. c1386Chaucer Knt.'s T. 1581 Swich strif ther is bi⁓gonne For thilke grauntyng..That [etc.]. 1587R. Hovenden in Collect. (O.H.S.) I. 206, I was deceaved in the graunting. c1600Shakes. Sonn. lxxxvii, How do I hold thee but by thy granting? 1673True Worship God 19 To return something to the gods for the granting of their desires. 1798in Picton L'pool Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 223 The granting of bounties to seamen. 1824Ibid. 341 Relative to the granting of leases. 1895L. J. Trotter Life Dalhousie vi. 114 The mere granting of land to a Railway Company. ▪ II. granting, ppl. a.|ˈgrɑːntɪŋ, -æ-| [f. grant v. + -ing2.] That grants, in senses of the vb.
1593Queen Elizabeth tr. Boeth. i. 11 Thassurance of a graunting conscience diminishith it self in a sorte, as oft as bosting receauith rewarde of fame. 1890Daily News 14 Mar. 7/1 ‘The case’ cannot be sent to the High Court because it is not signed by the granting magistrate. |