gree

[gree]

noun Chiefly Scot.

superiority, mastery, or victory.

the prize for victory.

Obsolete. a step.

Origin of gree

1275–1325; Middle English gre < Old French < Latin gradus step, grade; cf. degree

gree

[gree]

noun Archaic.

favor; goodwill.

satisfaction, as for an injury.

Origin of gree

1250–1300; Middle English gre < Old French gre (French gré) < Latin grātum what is agreeable

gree

[gree]

verb (used with or without object), greed, gree·ing. British Dialect.

agree.

Origin of gree

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at gree²

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Examples from the Web for gree

Historical Examples of gree

Some say it was 'cause General Bratton was a high 'gree mason.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2
Works Projects Administration
Come to settle up, there was about five and sixpence that they couldn't 'gree 'bout.
Poganuc People
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Do you 'gree not to show your nose 'round there till three o'clock to-morrow?
The Princess and Joe Potter
James Otis
She heard he'd marrid agin, an' the news didn't 'gree with her.
Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888
Various
An' from that day that why Dog an' Puss can't 'gree until now.
Jamaican Song and Story
Walter Jekyll

British Dictionary definitions for gree

gree

noun Scot archaic

superiority or victory

the prize for a victory

Word Origin for gree

C14: from Old French gré, from Latin gradus step

gree

noun obsolete

goodwill; favour

satisfaction for an insult or injury

Word Origin for gree

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

gree

verb grees, greeing or greed

archaic, or dialect to come or cause to come to agreement or harmony

Word Origin for gree

C14: variant of agree

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