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gree

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gree  (gr)
n. Scots
Superiority; mastery.

[Middle English gre, from Old French, step, from Latin gradus; see grade.]

gree1
n Scot archaic
1. superiority or victory
2. the prize for a victory
[from Old French gré, from Latin gradus step]

gree2
n Obsolete
1. goodwill; favour
2. satisfaction for an insult or injury
[from Old French gré, from Latin grātum what is pleasing; see grateful]

gree3
vb grees, greeing, greed
Archaic or dialect to come or cause to come to agreement or harmony
[variant of agree]


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