n.
Pronunciation: ' gr ā nj
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin granica, from Latin granum grain
Date: 14th century
1 archaic : GRANARY , BARN
2 : FARM especially : a farmhouse with outbuildings
3 capitalized : one of the lodges of a national fraternal association orig. made up of farmers also : the association itself