grange
noun
ˈgrānj 
1
archaic : granary, barn
2
: farm
especially : a farmhouse with outbuildings
3
capitalized : one of the lodges of a national fraternal association originally made up of farmers
also : the association itself
Synonyms
- estate
- farm
- farmstead
- ranch
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Example Sentences
asked the community's farmers to meet at the Howard family grange to help raise a new barn
Recent Examples on the Web The homes have already been rebuilt, Smith said, but some of the community buildings, like the grange and store, are gone for good. 
Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2022 All told, at least 11 buildings burned, including several homes, Two Rivers Lodge, a historic grange hall and a thrift store. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2022 Most of the region’s limited services, including the grange or community center, health clinic and general stores, are in the community of Big Sur north of the slide. Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2021 In addition, the first 1,000 La grange area runners that sign up through the Rotary Club web site receive a coupon that can be redeemed for a free pumpkin pie. Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com, 23 Nov. 2020 Before mini-mansions stood along River Road, there were farms, a country store, a grange hall. Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2020 Beamore was a monastic grange farm owned by the Cistercian abbey of Beaubec in Normandy. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2020 Years ago, the state boasted 100 grange organizations with approximately 10,000 active members. Denise Coffey, courant.com, 19 Aug. 2019 The Ekonk Community Grange is one of the most active in the state, according to Russell Gray, past president and past state grange president. Denise Coffey, courant.com, 19 Aug. 2019 See More
Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2022 All told, at least 11 buildings burned, including several homes, Two Rivers Lodge, a historic grange hall and a thrift store. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2022 Most of the region’s limited services, including the grange or community center, health clinic and general stores, are in the community of Big Sur north of the slide. Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2021 In addition, the first 1,000 La grange area runners that sign up through the Rotary Club web site receive a coupon that can be redeemed for a free pumpkin pie. Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com, 23 Nov. 2020 Before mini-mansions stood along River Road, there were farms, a country store, a grange hall. Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2020 Beamore was a monastic grange farm owned by the Cistercian abbey of Beaubec in Normandy. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2020 Years ago, the state boasted 100 grange organizations with approximately 10,000 active members. Denise Coffey, courant.com, 19 Aug. 2019 The Ekonk Community Grange is one of the most active in the state, according to Russell Gray, past president and past state grange president. Denise Coffey, courant.com, 19 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin granica, from Latin granum grain
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
grange
noun
as in farm
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock asked the community's farmers to meet at the Howard family grange to help raise a new barn Synonyms & Similar Words
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- farm
- ranch
- farmstead
- estate
- plantation
- garden
- homestead
- manor
- farmhouse
- farmland
- orchard
- cropland
- farmyard
- hacienda
- croft
- steading
- smallholding
- station
- spread
