Meanings
plural prizements
- obsoleteAn appraisement or valuation.
A prizement of the barque. It is worth, with tackle and furniture, 30l
1900, Great Britain, Public Record Office, “Vol. CCLIV.”, in Calendar of the state papers relating to Ireland preserved in the Public Record Office. 1625-[1670], page 402 more examples
"When sufficient men are sworn to prize" (appraise) "children's goods, the said goods shall not be forced on them, under pretence of overrating them, (for men must discharge their consciences,) but the executors or overseers must take all things according to the prizement."
1847, Wilson, Thomas, “VI.”, in The works of the right reverend father in God, Thomas Wilson, D.D., Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, page 203These detractors forget the prizement of nicety of the stroke that is required.
2001 October 4, Arnold Hautain, The Mystery of Golf, page 63
Origin
According to Oxford, this term first began seeing usage in the late 1400s, during the Middle English period.
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