great house

noun

Synonyms of great housenext
: the main house of an estate or plantation

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There stood the great house with all its windows robed in silver. — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026 Arnault did not merely preserve a single great house after a founder’s passing — a feat rare enough in creative industries. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2025 Salesforce is still a great house, but the neighborhood is deteriorating. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025 There's great house drama (including a full house screaming match after Jessie's eviction and Jerry dubbing Dan as Judas). — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for great house

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of great house was in 1623

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