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Webster 1913 Edition


Prize

Prize

(prīz)
,
Noun.
[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 my 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.
Shakespeare
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

,
Verb.
T.
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry.
[Written also
prise
.]

Prize

,
Verb.
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.
Shakespeare
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

,
Noun.
[F.
prix
price. See 3d
Prize
. ]
Estimation; valuation.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Prize

PRIZE

, n.
1.
That which is taken from an enemy in war; any species of goods or property seized by force as spoil or plunder; or that which is taken in combat, particularly a ship. A privateer takes an enemy's ship as a prize. They make prize of all the property of the enemy.
2.
That which is taken from another; that which is deemed a valuable acquisition.
Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes,
Soon to obtain and long possess the prize.
3.
That which is obtained or offered as the reward of contest.
--I will never wrestle for prize.
I fought and conquer'd, yet have lost the prize.
4.
The reward gained by any performance.
5.
In colloquial language, any valuable thing gained.
6.
The money drawn by a lottery ticket; opposed to blank.

PRIZE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. pretium.]
1.
To set or estimate the value of; to rate; as, to prize the goods specified in an invoice.
Life I prize not a straw.
2.
To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem.
I prize your person, but your crown disdain.
3.
To raise with a lever. [See Pry.]

Definition 2024


příze

příze

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