Grant, subst. the act of granting or bestowing, concession, permission: “the fairest g. is the necessity,” Ado I, 1, 319 (i. e. the necessity of granting is the best manner of granting). “having any occasion to write for matter of g.” H5 V, 2, 366 (i. e. a request). “your g., or your denial, shall be mine,” H6C III, 3, 130. “it was my will and g.” IV, 1, 49. “by the entreaty and g. of the whole table,” Cor. IV, 5, 212. With of: “with g. of our most just desires,” H4B IV, 2, 40. “in g. of all demands,” H5 II, 4, 121.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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