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grace-and-favour in British Englishnoun(modifier) British (of a house, flat, etc) owned by the sovereign and granted free of rent to a person to whom the sovereign wishes to express gratitude Examples of 'grace-and-favour' in a sentencegrace-and-favour I come from a line of grace-and-favour homes.Some university bosses also enjoy grace-and-favour homes.It includes a hotel, pool, bar, restaurant, gym and ten grace-and-favour flats.You're coming to the end of your grace-and-favour time.A clampdown on perks such as grace-and-favour homes for long-serving staff is also likely.Is it a play about honour, conservatism or being turfed out of a grace-and-favour home?The luckiest of all live in grace-and-favour flats and let out the home they claim on. |