grees

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archaic, plural of gree
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Pre-eminence; victory or superiority in combat (hence also, the prize for winning a combat)

bycause Sir Palomydes beganne fyrste, and never he wente nor rode oute of the fylde to repose hym, but ever he was doynge on horsebak othir on foote, and lengest durynge, Kynge Arthure and all the kynges gaff Sir Palomydes the honoure and the gre as for that day.

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Pleasure, goodwill, satisfaction

When it was the Second Night, said Dunyazad to her sister Shahrazad, O my sister, finish for us that story of the Merchant and the Jinni; and she answered With joy and goodly gree, if the King permit me..

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A stage in a process; a degree of rank or station
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One of a flight of steps

My grand-daughter doesn't like to be kept waitin' when the tea is ready, for it takes me time to crammle aboon the grees, for there be a many of 'em, and miss, I lack belly-timber sairly by the clock..

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A degree
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Good will; favor; pleasure; satisfaction; used esp
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Superiority; mastery
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The prize; the honor of the day; as, to bear the gree, i
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A step
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To agree
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Rank; degree; position
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to carry off the prize
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in such phrases as: to take in gree; to accept in gree; that is, to take favorably
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    Etymology

    [ 'grE ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French grE step, degree, from Latin gradus; more at GRADE.
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