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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fro|preie|t=booty, an animal taken in the chase]] (modern proie),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin [[m|la|praeda|t=booty, plunder, game]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) usually taken as a contraction of *praehēda, from prae, before, and a root meaning to seize,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) related to prehendere, to grasp (see [[prehensile]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)
+ It is [[bor|fro|preie|t=booty, an animal taken in the chase]] (modern proie),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin [[m|la|praeda|t=booty, plunder, game]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) usually taken as a contraction of *praehēda, from [[m|la|prae]], before, and a root meaning to seize,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) related to prehendere, to grasp (see [[prehensile]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==