grace-and-favor

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(grāsən fāvər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
grace-and-fa•vor  (grāsən fāvər),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. noting a residence owned by a noble or sovereign and bestowed by him or her upon some person for that person's lifetime.
  • 1905–10


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