grece

noun

variants or grice

ˈgrēs

plural -s

1

now dialectal, England : a flight of steps

also : one of the steps in a flight

2

or griece

"

: degree sense 1b

Word History

Etymology

Middle English grece, from Old French grez, greiz steps, plural (taken as singular) of gré, greit step

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