grange
see also: Grange
Pronunciation
Grange
Proper noun
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003
see also: Grange
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɡɹeɪndʒ/
grange (plural granges)
- (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.
- 1634, John Milton, ''Comus, line 175:
- (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.
- ~1603, William Shakespeare, ''Othello, Act I, scene I, line 120:
- (US) A lodge of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, a fraternal organization.
Grange
Proper noun
- (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.
- 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.
- A place name, including:
. - A suburb in Brisbane, Queensland.
- A suburb of West Kirby (OS grid ref SK2286).
- A village in Sligo, Ireland.
- A village in Tipperary, Ireland.
- A village in Waterford, Ireland.
- A village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2725).
- Surname
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003