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[prahyz] 
–noun
| 1. | a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition. |
| 2. | something that is won in a lottery or the like. |
| 3. | anything striven for, worth striving for, or much valued. |
| 4. | something seized or captured, esp. an enemy's ship and cargo captured at sea in wartime. |
| 5. | the act of taking or capturing, esp. a ship at sea. |
| 6. | Archaic. a contest or match. |
–adjective
| 7. | having won a prize: a prize bull; a prize play. |
| 8. | worthy of a prize. |
| 9. | given or awarded as a prize. |
Origin:
1250–1300; in senses referring to something seized, continuing ME prise something captured, a seizing < MF < L pre(hē)nsa, n. use of fem. ptp. of pre(he)ndere to take; in senses referring to something won, sp. var. of price (ME pris(e)) since the late 16th century
1250–1300; in senses referring to something seized, continuing ME prise something captured, a seizing < MF < L pre(hē)nsa, n. use of fem. ptp. of pre(he)ndere to take; in senses referring to something won, sp. var. of price (ME pris(e)) since the late 16th century
prize
2 [prahyz] –verb (used with object), prized, priz⋅ing.
| 1. | to value or esteem highly. |
| 2. | to estimate the worth or value of. |
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| prize 1 (prīz) n.
[Alteration of Middle English pris, value, price, reward; see price.] |
| prize 2 (prīz) n.
[Alteration of Middle English prise, from Old French, from feminine past participle of prendre, from Latin prehendere, prēndere, to seize; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.] |
| prize 3 also prise (prīz) tr.v. prized also prised, priz·ing also pris·ing, priz·es also pris·es To move or force with or as if with a lever; pry. n.
[From Middle English prise, instrument for prying, probably from prise, the taking of something; see prize2.] |
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Prize
Prize\, n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.] 1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. I will depart my pris, or may prey, by deliberation. --Chaucer. His own prize, Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser. 2. Hence, specifically; (a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent. --Brande & C. (b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort. I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak. I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize. --Dryden. (c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery. 3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii. 14. 4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also prise.] Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier. Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists, for a stake or wager. Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; -- applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope. Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for a reward or wager. Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a captured vessel. Prize medal, a medal given as a prize. Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured vessel, etc., paid to the captors. Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the system and practice of prize fighting. To make prize of, to capture. --Hawthorne.Prize
Prize\, v. t. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written also prise.]Prize
Prize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prized; p. pr. & vb. n. Prizing.] [F. priser, OF. prisier, preisier, fr. L. pretiare, fr. pretium worth, value, price. See Price, and cf. Praise.] [Formerly written also prise. ]1. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate. A goodly price that I was prized at. --Zech. xi. 13. I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor. --Shak. 2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem. "[I] do love, prize, honor you. " --Shak. I prized your person, but your crown disdain. --Dryden.Prize
Prize\, n. [F. prix price. See 3d Prize. ] Estimation; valuation. [Obs.] --Shak.
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prize (n.1)
"reward," 1590s, alteration of M.E. prise (c.1300 in this sense; see price). Prize-fighter is from 1703; prize-fight from 1824. Prized "highly esteemed" is from 1538.
prize (n.2)
"something taken by force," c.1386, from O.Fr. prise "a taking, seizing, holding," prop. fem. pp. of prendre "to take, seize," from L. prendere, contraction of prehendere (see prehensile). Especially of ships captured at sea (1512).
prize (v.)
"to estimate," 1586, alteration of M.E. prisen "to prize, value," from stem of O.Fr. preisier (see praise).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: prize
Function: noun
1 : property (as a ship) lawfully captured in time of war
2 : the wartime capture of a ship and its cargo at sea
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