aforegranted

English

Etymology

From afore- +‎ granted.

Adjective

aforegranted (not comparable)

1. (law) Granted previously (in the document).
   • 1986, Gladys Swan, Carnival for the Gods, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 173:

     He held up his hand for silence. Carefully unfolded a piece of yellowed parchment, motes of dust filtering into the air. "Listen, my friends, to the proof: […] To have and to hold the aforegranted and bargained premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereof, to the said Demosthenes Kalandropolis' heirs and assigns forever.