gramercy

Definition

Used as an expression of gratitude: thanks; many thanks.

Etymology

From Middle English gramerci, from Old French grant merci (“great thanks”). Still in use in south of France's Provençal language as 'gramerci'.

Example Sentences

• "Gramércy, liegé King, / This is to me a comforting: / I tell you sickerly / For to have land or lede / Or other riches, so God me speed, / It is too much for me."
• ""Gramercy! good fellow," cried Prince John, "thou pleasest me—Here, Isaac, lend me a handful of byzants.""