What does "grange" mean?
A granary.
Grange
/ɡɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A granary.
- Grammar: grange is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: agrarian order, agricultural society, arable land, barnyard.
- Useful contrasts: city residence, industrial union, urban club.
- Usage evidence: […] the loose unleter'd Hinds, / When for their teeming Flocks, and granges full / In wanton dance they praise the bounteous Pan.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A granary. archaic
"[…] the loose unleter'd Hinds, / When for their teeming Flocks, and granges full / In wanton dance they praise the bounteous Pan."
- 2 an outlying farm wordnet
- 3 A farm, with its associated buildings; a farmhouse, particularly one associated with a monastic order, or manor. British
"What tell'st thou me of robbing? / This is Venice. My house is not a grange."
- 4 A lodge of the Patrons of Husbandry, a fraternal organization. US
Proper Noun
- 1 The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, an association of farmers organized in 1867 which sponsors social activities, community service, and political lobbying. US, countable, uncountable, with-definite-article
- 2 A state branch or branch lodge of the National Grange. countable, uncountable
"Governor Johnson received the backing of the state Grange in his bid for re-election."
- 3 A place name, including:; A place in Australia.; A beachside suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. countable, uncountable
- 4 A place name, including:; A place in Australia.; A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 5 A place name, including:; A place in Ireland:; A village in County Sligo (Irish grid ref G6649). countable, uncountable
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- 6 A place name, including:; A place in Ireland:; A village in County Tipperary. countable, uncountable
- 7 A place name, including:; A place in Ireland:; A village in County Waterford. countable, uncountable
- 8 A place name, including:; A place in the United Kingdom:; A village in Borrowdale parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2517). countable, uncountable
- 9 A place name, including:; A place in the United Kingdom:; A suburb of West Kirby, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SK2286). countable, uncountable
- 10 A place name, including:; A place in the United Kingdom:; A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2725). countable, uncountable
- 11 A place name, including:; A place in the United Kingdom:; A parish between Keith and Knock in Moray council area, Scotland, historically in Banffshire. countable, uncountable
- 12 A surname.; A surname from English countable, uncountable
- 13 A surname.; A surname from French countable, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
city residenceindustrial unionurban cluburban dwelling
Example
"[…] the loose unleter'd Hinds, / When for their teeming Flocks, and granges full / In wanton dance they praise the bounteous Pan."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "grange"?
Common synonyms include: agrarian order, agricultural society, arable land, barnyard, barton, cattle ranch.
How do you use "grange" in a sentence?
[…] the loose unleter'd Hinds, / When for their teeming Flocks, and granges full / In wanton dance they praise the bounteous Pan.
How do you pronounce "grange"?
Pronounced /ɡɹeɪnd͡ʒ/.
Etymology
From Middle English graunge, borrowed from Old French grange (“granary; barn; small farm”), from Vulgar Latin *grānica, from Latin grānum (“grain”).