grace-and-favour

British  

noun

1. (modifier) (of a house, flat, etc) owned by the sovereign and granted free of rent to a person to whom the sovereign wishes to express gratitude

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grace-and-favour

There have been receptions for backbenchers, including trips to Chequers, his grace-and-favour country pile.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

He passes his time farming on one of Mr Obiang’s grace-and-favour estates.

From Economist ● Jan. 4, 2018

But some, rather than acting as their sport's servants, have instead lived like princes: first-class travel, five-star hotels, expense accounts and grace-and-favour apartments.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2016

Grandiose, richly decorated apartment blocks were built lining wide, Haussmannesque boulevards; enormous resources were diverted into skyscraping luxury hotels, or grace-and-favour flats for artists and bureaucrats.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2015

Will it come from Sally Bercow's grace-and-favour Westminster home?

From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2013