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Ulysses S. Grant - 5 reference results

Grant

[grant, grahnt]
–noun
1. Cary (Archibald Leach), 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
2. He⋅ber Jed⋅e⋅di⋅ah [hee-ber jed-i-dahy-uh] , 1856–1945, U.S. president of the Mormon Church 1918–45.
3. Ulysses S(impson) 1822–85, 18th president of the U.S. 1869–77: Union general in the Civil War.
4. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “large, great.”

Grant, Ulysses S.

A general and political leader of the nineteenth century. Grant became commanding general of the Union army during the Civil War. He accepted the unconditional surrender of the commanding general of the main Confederate army, Robert E. Lee, at Appomattox Court House. A Republican, he later became president.


grant  (v.)
c.1225, "what is agreed to," from Anglo-Fr. graunter, from O.Fr. granter, variant of creanter "to promise, guarantee, confirm, authorize," from L. credentem (nom. credens), prp. of credere "to believe, to trust." The verb is first attested c.1300. To take (something) for granted (1615) is from the sense of "admitted, acknowledged."

Main Entry: grant
Function: noun
1 : the act of granting
2 : something granted; especially : 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
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