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Meaning of "grace-and-favour" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRACE-AND-FAVOUR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRACE-AND-FAVOUR

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Grace-And-Favour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRACE-AND-FAVOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

grace-and-favour

Grace and favour

A grace and favour home is a residential property owned by a monarch by virtue of their position as head of state and leased rent-free to persons as part of an employment package or in gratitude for past services rendered. Some are owned by UK charitable trusts. It is possible that the term crept into English through the writings of Niccolò Machiavelli, who wrote of advisers who are ministers per grazia e concessione, which has been translated as "through grace and favour". In the United Kingdom, these homes are owned by The Crown or a charity and, in modern times, are often within the gift of the Prime Minister. Most of these properties are taxed as a "benefit in kind", although this status does not apply to 10 Downing Street or any home granted for security purposes, such as the residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. They are at times granted to senior politicians.

Definition of grace-and-favour in the English dictionary

The definition of grace-and-favour in the dictionary is owned by the sovereign and granted free of rent to a person to whom the sovereign wishes to express gratitude.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRACE-AND-FAVOUR

grace
grace cup
grace note
grace period
graceful
gracefully
gracefulness
graceless
gracelessly
gracelessness
Graces
gracile
gracileness
gracilis
gracility
graciosity
gracioso
gracious
graciously
graciousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRACE-AND-FAVOUR

Cavour
curry favour
devour
disfavour
dyvour
endeavour
favour
fervour
flavour
perfervour
savour

Synonyms and antonyms of grace-and-favour in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «grace-and-favour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRACE-AND-FAVOUR

Find out the translation of grace-and-favour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grace-and-favour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grace-and-favour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恩和 - 青睐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gracia - y - favor
570 millions of speakers

English

grace-and-favour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुग्रह व एहसान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سماح و صالح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Благодать - и - услуга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

graça - e -favor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্যারেজ কাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grâce et faveur -
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tempoh penangguhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gnade und Gunst -
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恵みアンド賛成
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

은혜 앤 찬성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Periode sih-rahmat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ân sủng và ủng hộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருணை காலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाढीव कालावधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ekselanslı periyot
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grazia - e - favore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Łaska - i - przysługa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Благодать - і - послуга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

har - și - favoarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χάρη - και - υπέρ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

genade - en - guns
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grace - och - favör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nåde - og - tjeneste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grace-and-favour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRACE-AND-FAVOUR»

The term «grace-and-favour» is normally little used and occupies the 116.832 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRACE-AND-FAVOUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grace-and-favour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRACE-AND-FAVOUR»

Discover the use of grace-and-favour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grace-and-favour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Oxford Handbook of Theological Ethics
For as a man is said to have the grace and favour of God, so too he is said to have the grace and favour of man. . . . Now when a man is said to have the grace and favour of a man, nothing is set up in the one who has the other's grace; but in  ...
Gilbert Meilaender, William Werpehowski, 2007
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The complete works of Richard Sibbes, ed. with mem. by A.B. ...
The sun in the winter, it carries a goodly countenance, but it heats not to any purpose ; it doth not quicken. But God's grace, it carries life and heat where it comes. Therefore, if we be in a state, of grace and favour with God, we may discern it.
Richard Sibbs, Alexander Balloch Grosart, 1862
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A collection of many select and Christian epistles, letters ...
Now this grace of God which brings salvation, which hath appeared unto all men, which does manifest, that all men have a day of grace and favour : now this must needs be the special grace of God, which brings salvation, which hath ...
George Fox, 1831
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Theokratia: or a vindication of the doctrine commonly ...
or a vindication of the doctrine commonly received in the reformed churchs concerning Gods intentions of special grace and favour to his elect in the death of Christ George Kendall. Aiio .I[l . tbougbsaliuztion be not intended to all. 31 them, but ...
George Kendall, 1653
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The book of private devotions: Containing a collection of ...
Amen. GENERAL PRAYERS, TO BE SAID FOR THE GRACE AND FAVOUR OF GOD. Whosoever liveth without thy grace and favour, O most gracious and favourable Lord, although for a time he walloweth in all kinds of fleshly pleasures, and ...
E. BICKERSTETH, 1839
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Practical discourses on the liturgy of the Church of ...
three Persons in the Trinity, because we receive grace and favour from each. But there are some peculiar and distinguishing acts of grace and favour, which are ascribed to each in particular, as that of creation to the Father, of redemption to ...
Matthew Hole, John Allen Giles, 1837
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The Works of Mr. William Allen, Consisting of Thirteen ...
_ And when this Righteousness of Faith is firid, as it is, to be a Righteousness intputed, or a Righteousness that is accounted for such, it implies, nay argues, that it is so in a way of Grace and Favour, and not in strictness of Justice. As on the ...
William Allen, Richard KIDDER (Bishop of Bath and Wells.), John Williams, 1707
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Prayers and other pieces of Thomas Becon
FOR THE GRACE AND FAVOUR OF GOD. Whosoever liveth without thy grace and favour, O most gracious and favourable Lord, although for a time he walloweth in all kind of fleshly pleasures, and abound with too much worldly riches, yet is ...
Thomas Becon, John Ayre, 1844
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Parliamentary Debates: Official Report : ... Session of the ...
... that he~thought it right that the crown should have the prerogative of conferring certain places not merely as a reward of services which parliament cou'.d iake cognizance of, but in some instances, as acts of grace and favour, independent of  ...
Thomas C. Hansard, 1812
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The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel: an Exegetical and Doctrinal ...
Both Sodom and Samaria come into view with the prophet merely as regards sin and judgment, and'with respect to grace and favour. As .regards sin and judgment, they be— long to history, and are specialized as regards this historical side of- ...
Wilhelm Julius Schroder, John Peter Lange, Philip Schaff, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRACE-AND-FAVOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grace-and-favour is used in the context of the following news items.
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Commons Speaker John Bercow to take wife Sally back despite …
Mrs Bercow, 45, moved out of the Speaker's grace-and-favour pad in the Palace of Westminster and was living three miles away at the family's ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Sepp Blatter to resign as Fifa president after 17 years in role
One of the reasons that he lasted so long was the distribution of grace-and-favour goodies. (As a side-note, I'll be interested to see if anything ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Why do British universities still give 'scientific' credibility to …
As I reported earlier this year in The Sunday Telegraph, Mr Jammeh has not only put them up in a grace-and-favour house belonging to one of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Tory donor's firm tries to cut size of homes in town built with £30m …
In January last year, he attended a dinner hosted by David Cameron at Chequers, the prime minister's grace-and-favour country home. «The Guardian, May 15»
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University spends £339k of taxpayers' cash to furnish £1.2m luxury …
The transaction was pushed through in December 2013 even though McDonald had access to another grace-and-favour residence in a ... «Herald Scotland, Apr 15»
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The Gambian despot who 'cured HIV-AIDS' and his British …
Its volunteers now live in a grace-and-favour house that belonged to one of Mr Jammeh's ex-wives and have even appeared on Gambian TV ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Labour to axe top judges' home which cost DOUBLE the room in the …
Senior judges could lose their grace-and-favour homes and be forced to use cheaper hotels instead, under a Labour plan to save ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
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George Osborne's Dorneywood house parties come under Labour …
Britain's most senior civil servant was asked yesterday to investigate whether George Osborne is misusing his lavish grace-and-favour ... «The Independent, Nov 14»
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Taxpayers forced to pick up £700000 a year bill to keep Cameron in …
Taxpayers are forking out £2,000 a day for David Cameron's grace-and-favour country retreat, it emerged today. The Prime Minister has access ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
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'Nick Clegg used his grace-and-favour flat to entertain celebs …
Nick Clegg has used his grace-and-favour home to entertain celebs including Clare Balding and Joanna Lumley, say official papers. «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 14»

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