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c.1225, from O.Fr. preisier "to praise, value," from L.L. preciare, earlier pretiare (c.550, see 'price'. Replaced O.E. lof, hreþ. The noun is attested from c.1430, not common until 16c. Now a verb in most Gmc. langs. (Ger. preis, Dan. pris, etc.), but only in Eng. is it differentiated in form from cognate price. Praiseworthy is first recorded 1538.

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