What does "gree" mean?

Gree: Rank; degree; position. [Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer. He is a shepherd great in gree. Spnser.

Additional senses

  1. 2.The prize; the honor of the day; as, to bear the gree, i. e., to carry off the prize. [Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer.
  2. 3.To agree. [Obs.] Fuller.
  3. 4.A step.

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