gree
1[ gree ]
nounChiefly Scots.
superiority, mastery, or victory.
the prize for victory.
Obsolete. a step.
Origin of gree
1Other definitions for gree (2 of 3)
gree2
[ gree ]
nounArchaic.
favor; goodwill.
satisfaction, as for an injury.
Origin of gree
2First 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”
Other definitions for gree (3 of 3)
gree3
[ gree ]
Origin of gree
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British Dictionary definitions for gree (1 of 3)
gree1
/ (ɡriː) /
nounScot archaic
superiority or victory
the prize for a victory
Origin of gree
1C14: from Old French gré, from Latin gradus step
British Dictionary definitions for gree (2 of 3)
gree2
/ (ɡriː) /
nounobsolete
goodwill; favour
satisfaction for an insult or injury
Origin of gree
2C14: from Old French gré, from Latin grātum what is pleasing; see grateful
British Dictionary definitions for gree (3 of 3)
gree3
/ (ɡriː) /
verbgrees, greeing or greed
archaic, or dialect to come or cause to come to agreement or harmony
Origin of gree
3C14: variant of agree
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