noun
- plural of grange: large farmhouses with outbuildings, or country houses with farm buildings
- plural of grange: local chapters of the Grange, a farmers’ organization
Usage: historical; organizational
Examples
- The old granges dotted the countryside with their red barns and white houses.
- Many historic granges have been converted into museums or event venues.
- The local granges organized the annual harvest festival.
- Several granges in the county still hold weekly meetings.
- These granges were built in the 1800s by prosperous farmers.
- The Grange movement established granges throughout rural America.