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grange
(grānj)n.
1. Grange Chiefly Northeastern US
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.
[Middle English, granary, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *grānica, from Latin grānum, seed; see gr̥ə-no- in Indo-European roots.]
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grange
(ɡreɪndʒ)n
1. (Agriculture) chiefly Brit a farm, esp a farmhouse or country house with its various outbuildings
2. (Historical Terms) history an outlying farmhouse in which a religious establishment or feudal lord stored crops and tithes in kind
3. (Agriculture) archaic a granary or barn
[C13: from Anglo-French graunge, from Medieval Latin grānica, from Latin grānum grain]
Grange
(ɡreɪndʒ)(in the US) n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Grange an association of farmers that strongly influenced state legislatures in the late 19th century
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a lodge of this association
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grange
(greɪndʒ)n.
1. a farm, with its nearby buildings.
2. (cap.) the Patrons of Husbandry, a farmers' organization formed in 1867 for social and cultural purposes.
3. Archaic. a barn or granary.
[1150–1200; < Anglo-French « Latin grān(um) grain]
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