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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(0. Fr. preie, mod. proie, Lat. praeda, booty, from prae and the root hed - seen in prehendere, prendere, to grasp), booty, spoil, plunder taken in war, by robbery, or other violent means; particularly the quarry, the animal killed for food by a carnivorous animal; a beast or bird of prey. A particular usage for that which is saved from any trial of strength or battle is familiar from the Bible (Jer. xxi. 9) "his life shall be unto him for a prey."

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Prey'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/prey.html. 1910.
 
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