grace-and-favour
Britishnoun
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Ms Truss has invited Maroš Šefčovič, the EU's chief negotiator, to Chevening, a 115-room grace-and-favour country mansion in Kent, for an overnight stay.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2022
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
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