grange
/ɡɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.29 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A farm, with its associated buildings; a farmhouse, particularly one associated with a monastic order, or manor.
British usage
name
The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, an association of farmers organized in 1867 which sponsors social activities, community service, and political lobbying.
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Middle English graunge, borrowed from Old French grange (“granary; barn; small farm”), from Vulgar Latin *grānica, from Latin grānum (“grain”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *ǵerh₂-, graunge, grange, *grānica, grānum
Usage
- Archaic
- British usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable