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prize [ prīz ] (plural priz·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
captured ship or cargo: something captured and kept, especially a ship or its contents taken by another ship in wartime

[13th century. < Old French prise "something seized," form of past participle of prendre "take, seize" < Latin prehendere]
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