English
Etymology
Old French gré �pleasure, goodwill�, from Latin gratum, a nominal use of the neuter of gratus �pleasing�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/gɹi/
Noun
en-noun
- archaic pleasure|Pleasure, goodwill, satisfaction.
#*Late C14: And notified is þur�out þe toun / �at every wi�t, wiþ greet devocioun, / Sholde preyen Crist þat he þis mariage / Recyve in gree and spede þis viage. � Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale
#*1885: 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." � Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night. vol. 1
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