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gree

1[gree]
–noun Chiefly Scot.
1. superiority, mastery, or victory.
2. the prize for victory.
3. Obsolete. a step.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME gre < OF < L gradus step, grade; cf. degree

gree

2[gree]
–noun Archaic.
1. favor; goodwill.
2. satisfaction, as for an injury.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME gre < OF gre (F gré) < L grātum what is agreeable

gree

3[gree]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), greed, gree⋅ing. British Dialect.
agree.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see gree 2
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gree   (grē)   
n.   Scots
Superiority; mastery.

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