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Lands that were not cultivated by the proprietor within a limited time were declared grantable to any other person.

From An Essay on the Principle of Population by Malthus, T. R. (Thomas Robert)

Dear Sir, I do not know whether the request of Monsieur Moussier, explained in the enclosed letter, is grantable or not.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson