clause du grand-père
French, noun/kloz dy ɡʁɑ̃.pɛʁ/
clause du grand-père is spelled C-L-A-U-S-E-D-U-G-R-A-N-D-P-È-R-E (17 letters). Clause du grand-père is a French feminine noun meaning “grandfather clause” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Clause qui exclut de la réforme d’une loi les choses acquises dans l’ancien cadre”.
What does clause du grand-père mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrandfather clause
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Clause qui exclut de la réforme d’une loi les choses acquises dans l’ancien cadre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of clause du grand-père
- clauses du grand-père plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce clause du grand-père?
- /kloz dy ɡʁɑ̃.pɛʁ/
- \kloz dy ɡʁɑ̃.pɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.