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Praise, Prais, Prayis, n. Also: prayse, prays, prayes, praeyse, prace, prase. [e.m.E. prayse (1526), prease (1533), prayes (1554–9), praise (16th c.), prase (a 1631), late ME preyse (Lydgate), f. Prais(e v.Appar. not in Sc. use before c 1560. (Cf. Pris(e n.1).]

1. The action of praising; eulogy, laud, laudation. Also b. plur. in same sense.Freq., praise or glory to God.For examples (in Fowler) coupled with price, see Pris(e n.1 7 d (5).(a) 1559 St. A. Kirk S. 22.
To quhome onlie be all prayse, honour, triumphe, and glorie for ever
1560 Rolland Seven S. 4836.
Lavde, honour, praise, and thankis ane hunder fald To the doctour for the taill thow hes tald
Ib. 10776. 1558-66 Knox II 87.
Prayse
1567 G. Ball. 81. a1570-86 Maitl. F. cxxiii coloph.
Quod Dumbar in prays of women
a1585 Maitl. Q. lxxvii 3.
This buik all prais deseruis, my prais it wer but vain
1585 James VI Ess. 23.
Vpon that hill … Of endles praise
a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 1583 (Wr.).
Praise be to God
1590-1 R. Bruce Serm. 242.
And, first, he bursteth … into the praise of God
c1600 Montg. Suppl. xxxii 32.
[I] will sing thai prais as lang as I my lest
(b) a1568 Norvall Bann. MS. 20 a/15.
To Thé be lawid and prayis thairfoir
a1568 Bann. MS. 268 b heading.
Follows ballattis of the prayis of wemen
Ib. 25 b/1.(c) 1580 Edinb. Test. VIII 376.
Prace and thankis to the eternall God
1622-6 Bisset II 189/2.
We all … may gif thankis and honoure to God with prase
Ib. 194/23.
With greit … prase of all his subiectis and nychtbouris
b. a1578 Pitsc. I 108/5.
My father … deservit great laudis and praissis for the [seeking out of traitors]
a1585 Arbuthnot Maitl. Q. xlv 21.
For to wryte The laud honour and the prayses greit Of thame
1622-6 Bisset II 181/9.
Gevand lawde and prases to God

c. An instance of praise, an act of laudation, a eulogy. 1560 Rolland Seven S. 2073 heading.
Ane laude and praise to the doctour
1596 Dalr. I 74/5.
Our Scottis hilande hes ay mekle delyted in that prayse

2. The fact or condition of receiving, or deserving, praise; honour, credit. Also plur.(a) 1562-3 Winȝet I 4/31.
Albeit the time be schort, sumthing of ȝour [the bishop's] prais man we speik
1566-70 Buch. Comm. on Virgil Æn. iv 93.
Ȝe haif wone gryt praise
1571 J. Maitland Sat. P. xxvii 105.
The honour laud and prais, The vertew [etc.]
(a1500 Henr.) Fab. 2667 (C).
Of his awin deidis ilk man sall beir the prais [H. prayis, Bann. pais; rh. wi. sayis]
c1590 Fowler I 73/159.
Leist I thair praise impair
1596 Dalr. I 107/28.
This prais hes bene celebrate in al ages amang the bischopes
1616–7 Misc. Hist. Soc. X 97.
And it is Thy praise that Thou takkes away iniquitie
(b) 1562-3 Winȝet I 5/16.
Spokin of to ȝour prayse
a1570-86 Maitl. F. clxx 106.
Quhais prays and prowes cane nocht be exprest
1596 Dalr. I 80/18.
With gret honour and prayse
plur. a1570-86 J. Maitland Maitl. F. lxxxviii 31.
The moir thai preis ȝour praysis to oppres The gritter of ȝour gloir [etc.]
a1585 Maitl. Q. lxviii 51.
Quhais worthie praysis & renoun Transcendis my ingyne
(c) a1585 Maitl. Q. xlviii 135.
Quhat prayis haue ȝe to be seueir?
Ib. xlix 37.
Portia quhais worthie prayis In Romaine historeis we reid
1596 Dalr. I 98/16.
Sum takes na prayes to thame selfes appnelie
(d) a1568 Bann. MS. 15 a/32.
And I sall sing thy praeyse als lang as I may lest
(e) 1622-6 Bisset II 180/22.
To his perpetuall prase

3. ? Praise of God as an act of worship; divine service, generally. 1589 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 3 Aug.
James Inglys messinger past … to the kyrk of Ordequhill, & thair in tyme of prays red lettres of inibitione [etc.]

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