Granville

[gran-vil]

noun

1. Earl of. Carteret, John.

2. a male given name.

Granville

/ ˈɡrænvɪl /

noun

1. 1st Earl, title of John Carteret . 1690–1763, British statesman: secretary of state (1742–44); a leading opponent of Walpole

2. 2nd Earl, title of Granville George Leveson-Gower . 1815–91, British Liberal politician: Gladstone's foreign secretary (1870–74; 1880–85) and a supporter of Irish Home Rule

Example Sentences

Following his sporting success, Mr Gore joined his father-in-law's property advisory firm, and later died in 1906 at the age of 56 at the Granville Hotel in Ramsgate.

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A local blue plaque was unveiled on Wednesday at Granville House, as the building is now known, to celebrate Mr Gore.

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The 19-year-old man was arrested in the Granville Drive area on suspicion of criminal damage and possession of a blade.

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The school is located in Granville County, North Carolina, where 18 percent of children under the age of 18 experience food insecurity and 59 percent of children receive free and reduced school meals, according to the 2021-2022 Granville County Profile.

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In 2021, data from Granville County indicated that 21 percent of children under the age of 18 experienced food insecurity while the percentage of students who received free and reduced school meals remained unchanged.

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