grange

(grānj)

noun

  1. Archaic a granary
  2. a farm with its dwelling house, barns, etc.
  3. ☆ any local lodge of the Grange

Origin: ME < Anglo-Fr graunge (OFr grange) < ML granica < L granum, grain

See grange in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Grange Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
    a. An association of farmers founded in the United States in 1867.
    b. One of the branch lodges of this association.
  2. Chiefly British A farm, especially the residence and outbuildings of a gentleman farmer.
  3. Archaic A granary.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, granary

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *grānica

Origin: , from Latin grānum, seed; see gṛə-no- in Indo-European roots

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