Hypertext Webster Gateway: "granted"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Grant \Grant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Granted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Granting}.] [OE. graunten, granten, OF. graanter, craanter,
creanter, to promise, yield, LL. creantare to promise,
assure, for (assumed LL.) credentare to make believe, fr. L.
credens, p. pr. of credere to believe. See {Creed},
{Credit}.]
1. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the
possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to
petition.

Grant me the place of this threshing floor. --1
Chrcn. xxi.
22.

2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation,
particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.

Wherefore did God grant me my request. --Milton.

3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to
yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.

Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree.
--Dryden.

Syn: Syn.-- To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit;
allow; concede. See {Give}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

granted
adj 1: acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's
condition, it is a wonder that it started" [syn: {given}]
2: given as a grant; "the special funds granted for his
research project"

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