Search Result for "direct-grant school":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

direct-grant school
    n 1: formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also
         received government grants in return for admitting certain
         non-paying students who were nominated by the local
         authorities