In England, this term designates a school in which such instruction is given as will prepare the stur dent to enter a college or university, and in this sense the phrase was used in the Massachusetts colonial act of 1647, requiring every town containing a hundred householders to set up a "grammar school." See Jenkins v. Andover, 103 Mass. 97. But in modern American usage the … [Read more...] about GRAMMAR SCHOOL
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GRANDFATHERED IN
To have the benefit of a grandfather clause. … [Read more...] about GRANDFATHERED IN
GRAMMATOPHYLACIUM
(Gneco-Lat.) In the civil law. A place for keeping writings or records. Dig. 48, 19, 9, 6, … [Read more...] about GRAMMATOPHYLACIUM
GRANDMOTHER
domestic relations. The mother of one's father or mother. The father's mother is called the paternal grandmother; the mother's mother is the maternal grandmother. … [Read more...] about GRANDMOTHER
GOODWILL
(A) The benefit that a company derives as a result of its good trade name. It may be recorded as an intangible asset on balance sheets of a company. (B) By this term is meant the benefit which arises from the establishment of particular trades or occupations. Mr. Justice Story describes a good will to be the advantage of benefit which is acquired by an establishment, beyond the … [Read more...] about GOODWILL