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grace-and-favor

grace-and-fa·vor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [greys and fey-ver]
    • /greɪs ænd ˈfeɪ vər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [greys and fey-ver]
    • /greɪs ænd ˈfeɪ vər/

Definition of grace-and-favor word

  • adjective grace-and-favor noting a residence owned by a noble or sovereign and bestowed by him or her upon some person for that person's lifetime. 1

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Origin of grace-and-favor

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Grace-and-favor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

grace-and-favor popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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