gree
1[gree]
- superiority, mastery, or victory.
- the prize for victory.
- Obsolete. a step.
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Origin of gree
1gree
2[gree]
- favor; goodwill.
- satisfaction, as for an injury.
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Origin of gree
21250–1300; Middle English gre < Old French gre (French gré) < Latin grātum what is agreeable
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3[gree]
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Origin of gree
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Historical Examples of gree
Some say it was 'cause General Bratton was a high 'gree mason.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2Works Projects Administration
Come to settle up, there was about five and sixpence that they couldn't 'gree 'bout.
Poganuc PeopleHarriet Beecher Stowe
Do you 'gree not to show your nose 'round there till three o'clock to-morrow?
The Princess and Joe PotterJames Otis
She heard he'd marrid agin, an' the news didn't 'gree with her.
An' from that day that why Dog an' Puss can't 'gree until now.
Jamaican Song and StoryWalter Jekyll
gree
1- superiority or victory
- the prize for a victory
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Word Origin for gree
C14: from Old French gré, from Latin gradus step
gree
2- goodwill; favour
- satisfaction for an insult or injury
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Word Origin for gree
C14: from Old French gré, from Latin grātum what is pleasing; see grateful
gree
3- archaic, or dialect to come or cause to come to agreement or harmony
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Word Origin for gree
C14: variant of agree
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