gramercy
Americaninterjection
noun
interjection
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many thanks
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an expression of surprise, wonder, etc
Etymology
Origin of gramercy
1300–50; Middle English gramerci, grantmerci < Old French grand merci great thanks. See grand, mercy
Example Sentences
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Sir," said Sir Tristram, "I give thee gramercy for thy advice.
From The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle
My Good-Deeds, gramercy; I am well content, certainly, With your words sweet.
From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Ernest Rhys
I give you gramercy," said Sir Percival, "and I find that this is indeed a very gentle and kindly place whereunto I have come.
From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle
Good fellows, I give you gramercy for your fair regard.
From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle
Readers then enjoyed impossible characters, whose talk was mainly of "gramercy" and similar curiosities, for they had the opportunity to "revel in the glamour of a bogus antiquity."
From Essays on Modern Novelists by William Lyon Phelps
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