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† ˈgreement Obs.
Forms: 5–6 grement, 6 griment, 9 greement.
[perh. aphetic form of agreement. Cf., however, OF. greement, which may be the direct source, and gree v.]
Agreement, consent, accord.
c1400Destr. Troy 9384 Agamynon..by grement of all..Meuyt vnto Missam. 1483Caxton Gold. Leg. 409 b/2 Alle byleueden by theyr gremente or for fere or for doute of Swerde. 1523Ld. Berners Froiss. I. cliv. 183 The kyng..dyd set them in acorde and grement. 1559Mirr. Mag., Jack Cade i, Or was it courage that made mee so ioly, Which of the starres and bodyes grement grow? 1596Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scot. x. 455 Tha gyue ouer thair disputeng, but ony concord or kynd of griment. 1813W. Beattie Tales 19 Ye'll make amends when ye come back. Gueed greement's best. |