Praise"wor`thi*ly (?), adv. In a praiseworthy manner. Spenser.
Praise"wor`thi*ness, n. The quality or state of being praiseworthy.
Praise"wor`thy (?), a. Worthy of praise or applause; commendable; as,
praiseworthy action; he was praiseworthy. Arbuthnot.
Pra"krit (?), n. [Skr. prkta original, natural, usual, common, vulgar.]
Any one of the popular dialects descended from, or akin to, Sanskrit;
-- in distinction from the Sanskrit, which was used as a literary and
learned language when no longer spoken by the people. Pali is one of
the Prakrit dialects.
Pra*krit"ic (?), a. Pertaining to Prakrit.
{ Pram (?), Prame (?) }, n. (Naut.) See Praam.
Prance (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pranced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Prancing
(?).] [OE. prauncen; probably akin to prank, v. t. See Prank.] 1. To
spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle.
Now rule thy prancing steed.
Gay.