grantv. t.[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 Chron. 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.)()v. i. To assent; to consent.(Chaucer.)n.[OE. grant, graunt, OF. graant, creant, promise, assurance. See Grant, v. t.]1. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.()2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.()3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.()4. (Law) A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government; as, a grant of land or of money; also, the deed or writing by which the transfer is made.()(Bouvier. Burrill.)