gree

Gree, n. Etym: [F. gré. See Grateful, and cf. Agree.] 1. Good will; favor; pleasure; satisfaction; -- used esp. in such phrases as: to take in gree; to accept in gree; that is, to take favorably. [Obs.] Chaucer. Accept in gree, my lord, the words I spoke. Fairfax. 2. Rank; degree; position. [Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer. He is a shepherd great in gree. Spnser. 3. The prize; the honor of the day; as, to bear the gree, i. e., to carry off the prize. [Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer. Gree, v. i. Etym: [From Agree.] Defn: To agree. [Obs.] Fuller. Gree, n.; pl. Grees (grez); obs. plurals Greece (gres) Grice (grs or grs), Grise, Grize (grz or grz), etc. Etym: [OF. gré, F. grade. See Grade.] Defn: A step.

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