Meaning & use
grace and favor house
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Meaning
nouncountableBritishformal
a house given by a British king or queen to someone as a special favor, often for life
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a grace and favor house' or 'grace and favor houses'.
Patterns
- a grace and favor house
- live in a grace and favor house
The retired general was allowed to live in a grace and favor house near the palace.
Grace and favor houses are rarely sold because they are not normal private property.
She was granted a grace and favor house for her years of service to the crown.
Word forms
| plural | grace and favor houses |
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Common combinations
- grant a grace and favor house
- The monarch can grant a grace and favor house to a loyal servant.
- live in a grace and favor house
- They live in a grace and favor house in London.
- a grace and favor apartment
- He was given a grace and favor apartment in Hampton Court Palace.
Synonyms and how they differ
- tied house
- A tied house is tied to a job, not to royal favor, so it is not the same.
Commonly confused: grace and favor house or grace and favour?
grace and favor house vs grace and favour
This is the British spelling of the same term; 'favor' is the American spelling.
Practice
What is a 'grace and favor house'?
Choose one answer.
The term refers to a house granted by the monarch as a favor, often for life. It is not a general low-rent house or a religious building.
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