prize

Definitions

1. 1.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.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] Shak.
4. 4.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.
5. 5.To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written also prise.]
6. 6.To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate. A goodly price that I was prized at. Zech. xi.
7. 7.I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor. Shak.
8. 8.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.
9. 9.Estimation; valuation. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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 called?
• What is 4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] Shak called?
• What is to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written also prise.] called?
• What is to set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate. A goodly price that I was prized at. Zech. xi called?
• What is i prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor. Shak called?
• What is 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 called?