1. Grange Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
   1. An association of farmers founded in the United States in 1867.
   2. 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.]

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