gree

Meanings

Noun

• One of a flight of steps.
• A stage in a process; a degree of rank or station.
• Pre-eminence; victory or superiority in combat (hence also, the prize for winning a combat).
• A degree.
• Pre-eminence; victory or superiority in combat (hence also, the prize for winning a combat).
• Pleasure, goodwill, satisfaction.

Verb

• To agree.

Origin

• From Middle English gre, from Old French gré, from Latin gradum ("step"). Compare degree. grade.
• From (pre-reform) Scottish Gaelic gré, from Old Scottish Gaelic gray.
• From Middle English gre, from Old French gré ("pleasure, goodwill"), from Latin gratum, a noun use of the neuter of gratus.
• From Middle English green, from Old French greer, from gré (hence Etymology 3).