Term: grandfather clause: an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War
Candidate hypernym: exemption: immunity from an obligation or duty → 1
Candidate hypernym: herb: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests → 0
Candidate hypernym: baptismal font: bowl for baptismal water → 0
Candidate hypernym: bay leaf: dried leaf of the bay laurel → 0
Candidate hypernym: subscription warrant: a warrant that expires on a stipulated date → 0
Candidate hypernym: labor pain: pain and discomfort associated with contractions of the uterus during labor → 0
Candidate hypernym: business school: a graduate school offering study leading to a degree of Master in Business Administration → 0
Candidate hypernym: inferiority: the quality of being a competitive disadvantage → 0
Candidate hypernym: royalism: adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government → 0
Candidate hypernym: harmonics: the study of musical sound → 0
Candidate hypernym: rabbit ears: the long ears of a rabbit → 0