Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Grise /(grīs)/ · IPA /ɡɹiːz/ n. n. 01 n. See Grice, a pig. 1. See Grice, a pig.[Prov. Eng.] See: Grice 02 n. A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. 1. A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.[Obs.] “Every grise of fortune Is smoothed by that below.” — Shak.