Definition of "Griswold"

An English habitational surname from Middle English from gris (“grey (from French, i.e., the language of the Royal Court after 1066”) + wold (“forest, e.g. “Yorkshire Wolds”).  examples

A placename

1. A locale in the United States.

   1. A town in Connecticut; named for Roger Griswold, 22nd Governor of Connecticut.  examples

   2. A city in Iowa; named for railroad director J. N. A. Griswold.  examples

   3. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for local merchant James Griswold.  examples

   4. A ghost town in California.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada.  examples

(US, law, sexuality, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Griswold v. Connecticut. A 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized contraception, allowing access to contraceptives for married couples; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.