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|lshtext=<b>praeda</b>: ae (old<br /><b>I</b> abl. [[sing]]. PRAEDAD. Inscr. Col. Rostr.), f. for praehenda, from praehendo, v. [[prehendo]], [[property]] taken in [[war]], [[booty]], [[spoil]], [[plunder]], [[pillage]] (syn.: [[exuviae]], [[spolium]]).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: praedā [[exercitus]] undat, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 437 (Ann. v. 320 Vahl.): praedas ac manubias in urbis ornamenta conferre, Cic. Agr. 2, 23, 61; cf. [[manubiae]], and the passages [[there]] cited [[with]] [[praeda]]; so | |lshtext=<b>praeda</b>: ae (old<br /><b>I</b> abl. [[sing]]. PRAEDAD. Inscr. Col. Rostr.), f. for praehenda, from praehendo, v. [[prehendo]], [[property]] taken in [[war]], [[booty]], [[spoil]], [[plunder]], [[pillage]] (syn.: [[exuviae]], [[spolium]]).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: praedā [[exercitus]] undat, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 437 (Ann. v. 320 Vahl.): praedas ac manubias in urbis ornamenta conferre, Cic. Agr. 2, 23, 61; cf. [[manubiae]], and the passages [[there]] cited [[with]] [[praeda]]; so plur.: praedarum in parte repertā frangebat pocula, Juv. 11, 101.—Mostly <[[number]] opt="n">[[sing]].</[[number]]>: [[praeda]] [[ante]] parta, Cic. Prov. Cons. 11, 28: praedam capere de praedonibus Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 14: praedam militibus donare, Caes. B. G. 7, 11 fin.: victores praedā spoliisque potiti, Verg. A. 9, 450.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br /> <b>A</b> An [[animal]], [[bird]], etc., caught or killed in the [[chase]]; [[prey]], [[game]] ([[poet]]. and in postAug. [[prose]]): cervi luporum [[praeda]] rapacium, Hor. C. 4, 4, 50; Phaedr. 1, 5; Verg. A. 3, 223; Plin. 8, 55, 81, § 219; of [[fishing]], Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 4; Ov. M. 13, 936: in saltu venantur aves; [[hinc]] [[praeda]] cubili Ponitur, Juv. 14, 82.—Prov.: [[praeda]] canum [[lepus]] est, Mart. 1, 22, 5.—Transf., of a [[person]], [[prey]], Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 23; Ov. H. 15, 51.—<br /> <b>B</b> In gen., [[booty]], [[spoil]], [[gain]], [[profit]]: [[illa]], quae empta ex praedā est, Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 2; 15; 3, 3, 13: adeste, [[sultis]], [[praeda]] erit praesentium, id. Stich. 1, 3, 67: maximos [[quaestus]] praedasque facere, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 50, § 119; Hor. S. 2, 3, 68: ostendit praedam, [[treasure]] trove, Phaedr. 5, 6, 4: a quibus magnas praedas [[Agesilaus]] faciebat, from [[which]] [[Agesilaus]] drew [[great]] [[advantage]], Nep. Chabr. 2, 3; cf. Plin. 26, 1, 3, § 4. | ||
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praeda: ae (old
I abl. sing. PRAEDAD. Inscr. Col. Rostr.), f. for praehenda, from praehendo, v. prehendo, property taken in war, booty, spoil, plunder, pillage (syn.: exuviae, spolium).
I Lit.: praedā exercitus undat, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 437 (Ann. v. 320 Vahl.): praedas ac manubias in urbis ornamenta conferre, Cic. Agr. 2, 23, 61; cf. manubiae, and the passages there cited with praeda; so plur.: praedarum in parte repertā frangebat pocula, Juv. 11, 101.—Mostly <number opt="n">sing.</number>: praeda ante parta, Cic. Prov. Cons. 11, 28: praedam capere de praedonibus Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 14: praedam militibus donare, Caes. B. G. 7, 11 fin.: victores praedā spoliisque potiti, Verg. A. 9, 450.—
II Transf.
A An animal, bird, etc., caught or killed in the chase; prey, game (poet. and in postAug. prose): cervi luporum praeda rapacium, Hor. C. 4, 4, 50; Phaedr. 1, 5; Verg. A. 3, 223; Plin. 8, 55, 81, § 219; of fishing, Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 4; Ov. M. 13, 936: in saltu venantur aves; hinc praeda cubili Ponitur, Juv. 14, 82.—Prov.: praeda canum lepus est, Mart. 1, 22, 5.—Transf., of a person, prey, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 23; Ov. H. 15, 51.—
B In gen., booty, spoil, gain, profit: illa, quae empta ex praedā est, Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 2; 15; 3, 3, 13: adeste, sultis, praeda erit praesentium, id. Stich. 1, 3, 67: maximos quaestus praedasque facere, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 50, § 119; Hor. S. 2, 3, 68: ostendit praedam, treasure trove, Phaedr. 5, 6, 4: a quibus magnas praedas Agesilaus faciebat, from which Agesilaus drew great advantage, Nep. Chabr. 2, 3; cf. Plin. 26, 1, 3, § 4.
