grange
see also: Grange
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ɡɹeɪndʒ/
Noun

grange (plural granges)

  1. (archaic) A granary.
    • 1634, John Milton, ''Comus, line 175:
      ... the loose unleter'd Hinds, / When for their teeming Flocks, and granges full / In wanton dance they praise the bounteous Pan.
  2. (British) A farm, with its associated buildings; a farmhouse or manor.
    • ~1603, William Shakespeare, ''Othello, Act I, scene I, line 120:
      What tell'st thou me of robbing? / This is Venice. My house is not a grange.
  3. (US) A lodge of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, a fraternal organization.
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Grange
Proper noun
  1. (US, with "the") The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, an association of farmers organized in 1867 which sponsors social activities, community service, and political lobbying.
  2. A state branch or branch lodge of the National Grange.
    Governor Johnson received the backing of the state Grange in his bid for re-election.
  3. A place name, including:
    1. .
    2. A suburb in Brisbane, Queensland.
    3. A suburb of West Kirby (OS grid ref SK2286).
    4. A village in Sligo, Ireland.
    5. A village in Tipperary, Ireland.
    6. A village in Waterford, Ireland.
    7. A village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2725).
  4. Surname
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