grand house

noun

A very large, stately, and impressive residence characterized by luxurious architectural design, expansive scale, and fine materials; historically, these buildings were created to house nobility, royalty, or wealthy landowners, and featured large retinues of domestic staff.

Meanings

noungrand house (plural grand houses)

plural grand houses

  1. A very large, stately, and impressive residence characterized by luxurious architectural design, expansive scale, and fine materials; historically, these buildings were created to house nobility, royalty, or wealthy landowners, and featured large retinues of domestic staff.

    Synonyms: great house

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA very large, stately, and impressive residence characterized by luxurious architectural design, expansive scale, and fine materials; historically, these buildings were created to house nobility, royalty, or wealthy landowners, and featured large retinues of domestic staff.

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