great house

noun

: the main house of an estate or plantation

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There’s a certain political commentary here, too, about who’s allowed to rule the great houses of Dune, what roles women are confined to, and how the Bene Gesserit turn women’s social limitations and underestimations to their advantage. —

Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024 The Bene Gesserit are, uh, geneticists These space witches are running a gigantic, generations-long breeding program to guide all the great houses and eventually put the perfect person, or Kwisatz Haderach, on the Imperium throne and under their control. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024 The two great houses of organized crime in Gotham lie in rubble. —

Andy Andersen, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024 There’s the great house girl, represented with a pot and spoon to signify her role, and a gift bearer carrying a basket with two pillows. —

Kizzy Cox, Essence, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for great house