Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prized"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

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