gree

¹

[ gree ]

noun

, Chiefly Scots.

1. superiority, mastery, or victory.
2. the prize for victory.
3. Obsolete. a step.

gree

²

[ gree ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. favor; goodwill.
2. satisfaction, as for an injury.

gree

³

[ gree ]

verb (used with or without object)

, British Dialect.

, greed, gree·ing.

1. agree.

gree

¹

/ ɡriː /

noun

1. goodwill; favour
2. satisfaction for an insult or injury

gree

²

/ ɡriː /

verb

1. archaic.
   to come or cause to come to agreement or harmony

gree

³

/ ɡriː /

noun

1. superiority or victory
2. the prize for a victory

Word History and Origins

Origin of gree¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English gre “step, flight of steps; victory in a tournament or battle; rank, position,” from Old French gré “a step,” from Latin gradus “step, stage, footing, stance”; grade, degree

Origin of gree²

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English gre, from Old French gre, gred, gret “pleasure, goodwill,” from Latin grātum “what is agreeable,” the neuter singular of grātus “pleasing”

Origin of gree³

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English green “to satisfy, come to terms with,” possibly a shortened form of agreen “to agree,” or from Old French gréer “to please, be pleased with”; agree, gree ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of gree¹

C14: from Old French gré, from Latin grātum what is pleasing; see grateful

Origin of gree²

C14: variant of agree

Origin of gree³

C14: from Old French gré, from Latin gradus step

Example Sentences

The tricks o' knaves, or fash o' fools,Thou bear'st the gree!

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You may've noticed 't I'm jush trifle—er, well, some people ud shay zhrunk, Toffski—rude 'n' dish'gree'ble people dshay zhrunk.

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And they arena that bad at girdles for carcakes neither, though the Cu'ross hammermen have the gree for that.

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I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble.

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The gree was born awa frae them by a perfect stranger, kenned neither to them nor to me.

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