grace-and-fa|vour

grace-and-fa|vour: grace-and-fa|vour «GRAYS uhn FAY vuhr», adjective. British.

1. (of a house, pension, etc.) granted by the Crown, free of rent, rates, etc., to retired civil servants and the like.

2. of or having to do with a grace-and-favour house, pension, etc.: »grace-and-favour residents, a grace-and-favour tenant.

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grace-and-favour — grace and faˈvour adjective (of a residence) belonging to the British sovereign and granted rent free to a person of importance (also with caps) • • • Main Entry: ↑grace … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables

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