great house

noun

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

Examples of great house in a Sentence

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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 Vaccarello, shy and soft-spoken, has managed to reign at one of the great houses without becoming a household name or a glittering public personage in the manner of John Galliano or Marc Jacobs. Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 Rather than the great house, this boxed set details the Marauder States in the time of 3015. Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Salesforce is still a great house, but the neighborhood is deteriorating. Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for great house

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of great house was in 1623

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“Great house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20house. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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