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58. In Corpus Juris Secundum, A Complete Restatement of the Entire American Law, as developed by All Reported Cases, Volume XXXVIII, word "Grant" has been defined at page 1066-1070, as under :

"Grant - In General - A word which has a peculiar and appropriate meaning in the law, and is to be construed and understood according to such meaning; but its signification, in particular cases is to be determined from its connection and the manner of its use.

As a Noun In General. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; a boon, a concession, a gift; also the thing granted or bestowed. As applied to grants by public authority, the word "grant" implies the conferring by the sovereign power of some valuable privilege, franchise, or other right of like character on a corporation, person, or class of persons; an act evidenced by letters patent under the great seal, granting something from the king to a subject. In a somewhat different sense, an admission of something as true.