grace and favourgrace and favorn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌɡreɪs (ə)n(d) ˈfeɪvə/, U.S.

/ˌɡreɪs (ə)n(d) ˈfeɪvər/

Forms: see grace n. and and conj.¹, adv., and n.¹ and favour n.; also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grace n., and conj.¹, favour n.

Etymology: < grace n. + and conj.¹ + favour n.

A. n.

Good will and favourable regard, esp. as bestowed by a superior on a supplicant or petitioner; (also) the expression of this; favourable treatment, patronage.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [noun]

well-likinglOE

gracec1300

favoura1340

grace and favour1542

rooma1591

propitiation1639

good graces1670

beaux yeux1828

1445–6 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Feb. 1445 §18. m. 23 That my seid lorde of Suff[olk]..myght be..declared and taken, to his good grace and favour, as he that hathe doon good, notable, true, and feythfull service to hym.]

1542 T. Becon Newe Pathway vnto Praier xlix. sig. S If they..repent, & amende theyr lyues, than doth his grace and fauoure faull vpon them, & they are Gods welbeloued dearelynges, and shall wante no good thynge.

a1616 W. Shakespeare King Lear (1623) i. i. 228 It is..No vnchaste action or dishonoured step That hath depriu'd me of your Grace and fauour.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks I. iii. 331 The pure Grace and Favour of the Benefactrice.

1738 R. Venn Serm. Preached before Lord-Mayor 11 We are reintitled to God's Grace and Favour, not by vertue of our Repentance, but by the Merits of Jesus Christ.

1863 J. R. Walbran Mem. Abbey St. Mary of Fountains I. 188 He..was admitted by the grace and favour of Queen Margeret to her household and hospitation.

1951 N. Pevsner Middlesex (Buildings of Eng.) 68 Apartments were divided off and granted ‘by grace and favour’ to servants of the Crown.

1991 R. Reiner Chief Constables iv. xi. 284 The local authorities' influence is by grace and favour of the chief constables, the central authorities' is a matter of power and respect.

B. adj.

Originally and chiefly British. Designating accommodation owned by the Crown, the Government, or other owner and leased rent-free as part of an employment package or for past services rendered.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > hire or rent > rent (land or real property) > [adjective] > liable to pay rent > exempt from payment of rent

mail-free1471

rent-free1556

rentless1850

grace and favour1886

1886 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 303 11 Mar. 483/2 The other residences referred to come under the head of ‘Grace and Favour Residences’—that is to say, houses as to which Her Majesty may exercise the right of allowing to be occupied by some Member of the Royal Family.

1909 Daily Chron. 7 May 1/2 Someone to whom the King may grant a ‘Grace and Favour’ residence will find himself bound to pay for..work which he had not ordered.

1956 R. I. Moncrieffe & D. Pottinger Blood Royal 54 Others contain ‘grace and favour’ apartments, for rewarding distinguished servants of the country in their retirement.

1972 A. J. Ayer Russell i. 12 Pembroke Lodge, a grace-and-favour house in Richmond Park which Queen Victoria had given to Lord and Lady Russell for their lifetime.

2006 Z. Chehab Iraq Ablaze ix. 228 It used to be a grace-and-favor home of a former Saddam acolyte.

2008 S. Rimington Dead Line xli. 249 Dougal drove home to the small grace and favour cottage he lived in on a neighbouring estate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grace and favour
释义	grace and favourgrace and favorn.adj. Brit. /ˌɡreɪs (ə)n(d) ˈfeɪvə/, U.S. /ˌɡreɪs (ə)n(d) ˈfeɪvər/ Forms: see grace n. and and conj.¹, adv., and n.¹ and favour n.; also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grace n., and conj.¹, favour n. Etymology: < grace n. + and conj.¹ + favour n. A. n. Good will and favourable regard, esp. as bestowed by a superior on a supplicant or petitioner; (also) the expression of this; favourable treatment, patronage. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [noun] well-likinglOE gracec1300 favoura1340 grace and favour1542 rooma1591 propitiation1639 good graces1670 beaux yeux1828 1445–6 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Feb. 1445 §18. m. 23 That my seid lorde of Suff[olk]..myght be..declared and taken, to his good grace and favour, as he that hathe doon good, notable, true, and feythfull service to hym.] 1542 T. Becon Newe Pathway vnto Praier xlix. sig. S If they..repent, & amende theyr lyues, than doth his grace and fauoure faull vpon them, & they are Gods welbeloued dearelynges, and shall wante no good thynge. a1616 W. Shakespeare King Lear (1623) i. i. 228 It is..No vnchaste action or dishonoured step That hath depriu'd me of your Grace and fauour. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks I. iii. 331 The pure Grace and Favour of the Benefactrice. 1738 R. Venn Serm. Preached before Lord-Mayor 11 We are reintitled to God's Grace and Favour, not by vertue of our Repentance, but by the Merits of Jesus Christ. 1863 J. R. Walbran Mem. Abbey St. Mary of Fountains I. 188 He..was admitted by the grace and favour of Queen Margeret to her household and hospitation. 1951 N. Pevsner Middlesex (Buildings of Eng.) 68 Apartments were divided off and granted ‘by grace and favour’ to servants of the Crown. 1991 R. Reiner Chief Constables iv. xi. 284 The local authorities' influence is by grace and favour of the chief constables, the central authorities' is a matter of power and respect. B. adj. Originally and chiefly British. Designating accommodation owned by the Crown, the Government, or other owner and leased rent-free as part of an employment package or for past services rendered. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > hire or rent > rent (land or real property) > [adjective] > liable to pay rent > exempt from payment of rent mail-free1471 rent-free1556 rentless1850 grace and favour1886 1886 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 303 11 Mar. 483/2 The other residences referred to come under the head of ‘Grace and Favour Residences’—that is to say, houses as to which Her Majesty may exercise the right of allowing to be occupied by some Member of the Royal Family. 1909 Daily Chron. 7 May 1/2 Someone to whom the King may grant a ‘Grace and Favour’ residence will find himself bound to pay for..work which he had not ordered. 1956 R. I. Moncrieffe & D. Pottinger Blood Royal 54 Others contain ‘grace and favour’ apartments, for rewarding distinguished servants of the country in their retirement. 1972 A. J. Ayer Russell i. 12 Pembroke Lodge, a grace-and-favour house in Richmond Park which Queen Victoria had given to Lord and Lady Russell for their lifetime. 2006 Z. Chehab Iraq Ablaze ix. 228 It used to be a grace-and-favor home of a former Saddam acolyte. 2008 S. Rimington Dead Line xli. 249 Dougal drove home to the small grace and favour cottage he lived in on a neighbouring estate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1542
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