Glee, n.

n. [O. Eng. glē, gleu, A-S. glie, gleó, gleov, gliw, glig, joy, song, gleovian, gliovrian, gliwian, to jest, sing. Cf. GLAD.] 1. Music; minstrelsy. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast. Spenser. 3. (Mus.) A composition for three or more voices, generally of a light and secular character. It is of modern English origin.