great house

noun

: the main house of an estate or plantation

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Prophecy follows the formation of the Bene Gesserit, an order of women who become the puppet masters of the great houses of the Empire on Dune. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024 The showpiece encounters between the game’s great houses that ordinarily make up the latter stages of the Champions League are incredibly popular. Sam Lee, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024 Watch on Deadline The prequel series about the formation of the Bene Gesserit, an order of women who become the puppet masters of the great houses of the Empire on Dune, offered Watson and Williams plenty to dig their teeth into, as the two morally ambiguous sisters running the de facto cult. Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024 All seems well as Helm convenes a meeting of Rohan’s great houses meant to map out a plan for the kingdom’s future. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024 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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“Great house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20house. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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