n.1 mirth; delight (watched the enemy's defeat with glee).
2 a song for three or more, esp. adult male, voices, singing different parts simultaneously, usu. unaccompanied.
Phrases and idioms:
glee club a society for singing part-songs.
Derivatives:
gleesome adj.
Etymology: OE glio, gleo minstrelsy, jest f. Gmc