From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glee \Glee\ (gl[=e]), n. [OE. gle, gleo, AS. gle['o]w, gle['o],
akin to Icel. gl[=y]: cf. Gr. ? joke, jest.]
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1. Music; minstrelsy; entertainment. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; paricularly, the mirth
enjoyed at a feast. --Spenser.
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3. (Mus.) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo
voices. It is not necessarily gleesome.
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