Meaning

• That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.

• Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.

• An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.

• That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.

• Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.

• A contest for a reward; competition.

• A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.