prized

transitive verb prized, prizing

1. Obsolete to set a value upon; price
2. to value highly; esteem

Origin: ME pris: see price

noun

1. something offered or given to the winner of a contest
2. something won in a game of chance, lottery, etc.
3. a reward, premium, or the like
4. anything worth striving for; any enviable or highly valued possession
5. Archaic a contest or match

adjective

1. that has received a prize: a prize novel
2. worthy of a prize; first-rate
3. given as a prize