grant 1 vt
1: to permit as a right or privilege
grant a new trial
the Supreme Court grant ed certiorari
2: to bestow or transfer formally; specif: to transfer the possession or title of by a deed: convey
grant 2 n
1: the act of granting
2: something granted; esp: a gift (as of land or money) for a particular purpose
3 a: a transfer of property by deed or writing
b: the instrument by which such a transfer is made; also: the property so transferred
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.