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grange¹

  • /ɡɹeɪnd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -eɪndʒ

Where it comes from

From Middle English graunge, borrowed from Old French grange (“granary; barn; small farm”), from Vulgar Latin *grānica, from Latin grānum (“grain”).

noun granges

  1. archaic A granary. […] the loose unleter'd Hinds, / When for their teeming Flocks, and granges full / In wanton dance they praise the bounteous Pan.
  2. UK A farm, with its associated buildings; a farmhouse, particularly one associated with a monastic order, or manor. What tell'st thou me of robbing? / This is Venice. My house is not a grange.
  3. US A lodge of the Patrons of Husbandry, a fraternal organization.

Grange²

proper noun Granges

  1. US, countable, uncountable, with definite article 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. countable, uncountable 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. countable, uncountable A beachside suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  4. countable, uncountable A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  5. countable, uncountable A village in County Sligo (Irish grid ref G6649).
  6. countable, uncountable A village in County Tipperary.
  7. countable, uncountable A village in County Waterford.
  8. countable, uncountable A village in Borrowdale parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2517).

    Similar: Grange in Borrowdale

  9. countable, uncountable A suburb of West Kirby, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SK2286).
  10. countable, uncountable A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2725).
  11. countable, uncountable A parish between Keith and Knock in Moray council area, Scotland, historically in Banffshire.
  12. countable, uncountable A surname from English
  13. countable, uncountable A surname from French

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: barn, moated, ites, farmstead, homestead, ranch, plantation, farm, farmhouse, byre, stable, granary, cowshed, smallholding, croft, farmyard

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@misc{grange_2026,
  title = {grange},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grange},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}