WordDictionary

Noun:

• A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, au 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.
• The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
• The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
• The yielding or admission of something in dispute.

Proper noun:

• male|from=surnames, transferred from the surname.
• A=An|English|from=Middle English|dot= and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".

Verb:

• To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
• To assent; to consent.
• To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
• To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.