*prize*

n. Appraisement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An appraiser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Scots Law) A creditor for whom an appraisal is made. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. Dispraise. ] To depreciate. [ R. ] Cotton (Ode to Lydia). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To prize or rate beforehand. [ Obs. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OF. mesprisier to deprise, F. mépriser; pref. amiss, wrong (L. minus less + LL. pretium price. See price, Prize, v. ] To slight or undervalue. [ 1913 Webster ]

O, for those vanished hours, so much misprized! Hillhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

I do not blame them, madam, nor misprize. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n.; pl. No*bel" prizes. Prizes for the encouragement of men and women who work for the interests of humanity, established by the will of Alfred B. Nobel (1833-1896), the Swedish inventor of dynamite, who left his entire estate for this purpose. They are awarded yearly for what is regarded as the most important work during the year in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, idealistic literature, and service in the interest of peace. The prizes, averaging $40,000 each, were first awarded in 1901. The monetary value of the awards have increased each year, to near one million U. S. dollars by the end of the 20th century. The awards are administered by the Nobel Foundation, which maintains a Web Page where the lists of prize winners and other information about the Nobel Prize may be found. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

v. t. To prize beyong value, or in excess; to exceed in value. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. Overpraise. ] To prize excessively; to overvalue. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

His own prize,
Whom formerly he had in battle won. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

I'll never wrestle for prize more. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect. [ 1913 Webster ]

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Phil. iii. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A contest for a reward; competition. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [ Written also prise. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [ Written also prise. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate. [ 1913 Webster ]

A goodly price that I was prized at. Zech. xi. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

I prize it [ life ] not a straw, but for mine honor. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem. “[ I ] do love, prize, honor you. ” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I prized your person, but your crown disdain. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. prix price. See 3d Prize. ] Estimation; valuation. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Prizemen The winner of a prize. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 3d Prize. ] One who estimates or sets the value of a thing; an appraiser. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 1st Prize. ] One who contends for a prize; a prize fighter; a challenger. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Appeareth no man yet to answer the prizer. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Reprise. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Law) See Reprise, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]