grange

n. [ F. grange barn, LL. granea, from L. granum grain. See Grain a kernel. ] 1. A building for storing grain; a granary. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A farmhouse, with the barns and other buildings for farming purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

And eke an officer out for to ride,
To see her granges and her bernes wide. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor burnt the grange, nor bussed the milking maid. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A farmhouse of a monastery, where the rents and tithes, paid in grain, were deposited. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A farm; generally, a farm with a house at a distance from neighbors. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. An association of farmers, designed to further their interests, and particularly to bring producers and consumers, farmers and manufacturers, into direct commercial relations, without intervention of middlemen or traders. The first grange was organized in 1867. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]