gree

[ gree ]

/ gri /

noun Chiefly Scot.

superiority, mastery, or victory.

the prize for victory.

Obsolete. a step.

Words nearby gree

grecize, greco, greco, el, greco-, greco-roman, gree, greebo, greece, greed, greedy, greedy guts

Origin of gree

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

Definition for grees (2 of 3)

gree²

[ gree ]

/ gri /

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

Definition for grees (3 of 3)

gree³

[ gree ]

/ gri /

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 grees

Dey tell us what dey gwine do iffen we don't all go back to us massas and us all 'grees and den dey all dis'pear.
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Welt the bulk 'grees with the sample; I knows where to find eightscore and nine to match this here.
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But they finally allows he's Ken's meat an' 'grees ter keep han's off.
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Three times they were halted before they reached a point on the Boston side just above Grees shipyard.
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After there, C inserts 38 grees, at is; and omits the words of the pole, 51 degrees and 50 minutes.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for grees (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 grees (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 grees (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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