be granted

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Edward is unlikely to be granted the title officially until after the queen’s death, when Charles becomes king and his other titles can be regranted.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2021

James regranted much of this territory to others and did not insist on a Connecticut River boundary, but kept the Hudson Valley for himself.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

We have seen that David captured MacHeth and forfeited the lands of Moray, which he regranted, on feudal terms, to Anglo-Normans or to native Scots who supported the king's new policy.

From An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) by Rait, Robert S.

After the Black Death the same demesne lands were to be cultivated, and in most cases the larger holdings remained or descended or were regranted to those who would expect to continue their cultivation.

From An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England by Cheyney, Edward Potts

But the law protected him from unjust usage; his holdings were usually regranted to his son.

From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)