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gree
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gree, n. [F. gré. See Grateful, and cf. Agree.].
- Good will; favor; pleasure; satisfaction; -- used esp. in such phrases as: to take in gree; to accept in gree; that is, to take favorably. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]"Accept in gree, my lord, the words I spoke." [1913 Webster]
- Rank; degree; position. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]"He is a shepherd great in gree." [1913 Webster]
- The prize; the honor of the day; as, to bear the gree,
i. e. , to carry off the prize. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
gree, v. i. [From Agree.].
To agree. Fuller. [1913 Webster]
gree, n. [OF. gré, F. grade. See Grade.].
A step. [1913 Webster]
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