Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Pregiá-re, v. a. & n.
1. to prize, value, esteem;2. to estimate, value, prize, rate; v. r. & n.to boast, brag, glory, pretend to a thing; s. mPregiá-tóre , f. Pregiá-tríce; adj. Pregiá-nte.
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pregiare: to prize, to value, to esteeme, to endeare, to honor. Also to make price for a thing.