great house
noun
: the main house of an estate or plantation
Example Sentences
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Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2022 That cradle, thousands of years later, was to become a house, a great house of democratic peoples. The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Dec. 2021 Like Paul Atreides, Feyd-Rautha is a talented and charismatic young scion of a great house. Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2021 Now the great house in the Park Cities’ exclusive Volk Estates is back on the sale block. Steve Brown, Dallas News, 19 May 2021 Here’s a great house plant that isn’t named after a creepy crawly creature: aloe vera. Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021 Why, then, has this great house been such a tough sell? Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2021 Two young orphans, Miles and Flora, are under the care of a governess at their uncle’s great house in the country. John Banville, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020 Always nearby would be the impoverished villages of peasants who toiled on the land, provided servants for the great house, and soldiers for the czar’s army. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2020 See More
Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2022 That cradle, thousands of years later, was to become a house, a great house of democratic peoples. The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Dec. 2021 Like Paul Atreides, Feyd-Rautha is a talented and charismatic young scion of a great house. Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2021 Now the great house in the Park Cities’ exclusive Volk Estates is back on the sale block. Steve Brown, Dallas News, 19 May 2021 Here’s a great house plant that isn’t named after a creepy crawly creature: aloe vera. Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021 Why, then, has this great house been such a tough sell? Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2021 Two young orphans, Miles and Flora, are under the care of a governess at their uncle’s great house in the country. John Banville, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020 Always nearby would be the impoverished villages of peasants who toiled on the land, provided servants for the great house, and soldiers for the czar’s army. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1633, in the meaning defined above
great house
noun
as in manor house
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- manor house
- villa
- town house
- lodging(s)
- country house
- castle
- palace
- hacienda
- manor
- château
- house
- mansion
- dwelling
- home
- abode
- hall
- housing
- domicile
- roof
- estate
- manse
- hearth
- habitation
- pad
- nest
- suite
- quarter(s)
- residency
- place
- salon
- countryseat
- penthouse
- aerie
- showplace
- in concordance with
- in condition
- in conflict
- in conjunction with
- in connection with
- in conscience
- in consequence
- in consequence of
- in consideration of
- in consonance with
- in construction
- in consultation with
- in contemplation
- in contention
- in contention for
- in context
- in contrast
- in contrast (to)
- in contrast to
- in contravention of
- in control
- in control of
- in contumaciam
- in convoy
- in coordination with