Definition of "granges" [granges]

• Plural form of grange. (noun)

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• "Here and there we obtain a glimpse of some walled-in farmhouse, recalling the granges of our own Isle of Wight."
• "This society, which organized local lodges or "granges" on principles of secrecy and fraternity, was originally designed to promote in a general way the interests of the farmers."
• "He knew the man Anion, though he had never been brought close to him, since Anion was a lay servant among the livestock, and had been brought into the infirmary in late autumn from one of the abbey granges, with a broken leg that was slow to knit."