DCHP-1 Online
land grant Hist. 
1 † a grant of public land made as part payment to a company contracting to build a railway.
- 1881 While the building of the road north of Lake Superior is necessary to the success of the whole line yet it would be unfair to compel the Syndicate to take their land grant in a country where it is chiefly rock and forest.
- 1916 No more land-grants were given, and when cash subsidies were bestowed, the companies so aided were required to carry free government mails, materials and men, up to three per cent on the subsidy.
2 a grant of public land made to an individual as a reward for service to his country.
- 1893 Among the recipients of land grants, Simcoe himself received 5,000 acres as a colonel of the Queen's Rangers.
- 1903 For his services during the rebellion he received a medal and ribbon (but no land grant.)
- 1881 While the building of the road north of Lake Superior is necessary to the success of the whole line yet it would be unfair to compel the Syndicate to take their land grant in a country where it is chiefly rock and forest.