gree
1superiority, mastery, or victory.
the prize for victory.
Obsolete. a step.
Origin of gree
1Words Nearby gree
Other definitions for gree (2 of 3)
favor; goodwill.
satisfaction, as for an injury.
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2Other definitions for gree (3 of 3)
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How to use gree in a sentence
The tricks o' knaves, or fash o' fools,Thou bear'st the gree!
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousYou may've noticed 't I'm jush trifle—er, well, some people ud shay zhrunk, Toffski—rude 'n' dish'gree'ble people dshay zhrunk.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York | Lemuel Ely QuiggAnd they arena that bad at girdles for carcakes neither, though the Cu'ross hammermen have the gree for that.
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2, Illustrated | Sir Walter ScottI never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble.
The Emerald City of Oz | L. Frank BaumThe gree was born awa frae them by a perfect stranger, kenned neither to them nor to me.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX | Alexander Leighton
British Dictionary definitions for gree (1 of 3)
/ (ɡriː) /
superiority or victory
the prize for a victory
Origin of gree
1British Dictionary definitions for gree (2 of 3)
/ (ɡriː) /
goodwill; favour
satisfaction for an insult or injury
Origin of gree
2British Dictionary definitions for gree (3 of 3)
/ (ɡriː) /
archaic, or dialect to come or cause to come to agreement or harmony
Origin of gree
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