grise
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Grise \Grise\ (gr[imac]s or gr[=e]s), n. [Prop. pl. of gree a step.] A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Every grise of fortune Is smoothed by that below. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Gree \Gree\, n.; pl. Grees (gr[=e]z); obs. plurals Greece (gr[=e]s) Grice (gr[imac]s or gr[=e]s), Grise, Grize (gr[imac]z or gr[=e]z), etc. [OF. gr['e], F. grade. See Grade.] A step. [1913 Webster]