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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Grange, n. Also: grainge, graynge, grenge. [ME. (a 1300) and OF. grange.]

1. A store-house for grain; a granary, barn.(a) 1456 Misc. Bann. C. III. 93.
In grangeys, xxiiij chaldyr of beyr
1456 Hay I. 262/30.
Grangis, bernis, or stakkis of corne
c1515 Asl. MS. I. 218/13.
Schir George … brynt his grangis of Abercorne & Strabrok
1504 Justiciary Rec. (Reg. H.) I. 342.
All and sindrie the kirkis, landis, … grangis, wodis, lowis, … pertenyng thairto
1513 Doug. ii. viii. 107.
The corn grangis, and standand stakkis of hay
1539 Peebles B. Rec. 58.
Maner places, store places, grangeis, pasturis
1572 Bann. Memor. 245.
Thei … sall leive the same [corn] stakkit in heip, vpoun the feildis, or in grange
(b) 1532 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 100.
All … his landis, … stedingis, graynges, store places, … catale
1531 Bell. Boece I. p. civ.
Besy Ceres with hir pleuch and harrois Hes fild her graingis full of every corne
1544 Reg. Privy S. III. 132/2.
Landis, heretagiis, … cattell, grayngis, stoir-places, lochis
c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1930.
Gret graingis brynt thare may be sene
(c) a1500 Colk. Sow i. 91.
A burn grenge in the dirk

2. A farming establishment, a farm; esp. one belonging to a religious house or a feudal lord, with granaries for the storage of crops and tithes in kind. 1264–6 Exch. R. I. 9.]
[Pro xl. multonibus captis de grange Strathylif ad seruicium domini regis
1473 Reg. Cupar A. I. 168.
To hafe grantyt, set, and for ferm lattyn our grange of Eroly to Wilȝam of Spaldyng
Ib. 178.
Our corn myle of our grange of Kethik
c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxix. 21.
Husbandis that grangis had full grete … Hes now no beist bot cattis and myce
1534 Liber Melros II. 628.
The fourty schilling land pertenand till our walk myll of the said grange
1565 Prot. Bk. J. Scott b.
Four oxin gang of land in the grange of Lundoris
a1570-86 Balnavis Maitl. F. cxxix. 93.
Suppois yow raynge ouir all the grange And seik baythe syk and swch
1595 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. .
Thre bollis meill … for the schering of the grange of Kincrakin
1622-6 Bisset II. 394.
Ane chapell neir besyde Sanct Gelis Grang
1641 Acts V. 605/2.
Twa pleughis of land of the grainge of Lindoris

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