gree
1[ gree ]
/ gri /
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noun Chiefly Scots.
superiority, mastery, or victory.
the prize for victory.
Obsolete. a step.
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gree2
[ gree ]
/ gri /
noun Archaic.
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”
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British Dictionary definitions for gree (1 of 3)
gree1
/ (ɡriː) /
noun Scot archaic
superiority or victory
the prize for a victory
Word Origin for gree
C14: from Old French gré, from Latin gradus step
British Dictionary definitions for gree (2 of 3)
gree2
/ (ɡriː) /
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
British Dictionary definitions for gree (3 of 3)
gree3
/ (ɡriː) /
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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