I. Profit derived from booty, booty (poet.; cf. praeda; and: avorti praedam ab hostibus. Pen. Heus, ecqua in istac pars inest praemi mihi? Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 26): “multaque praeterea Laurentis praemia pugnae Aggerat, et longo praedam jubet ordine duci,” Verg. A. 11, 78 sq.; “rapta praemia veste ferre,” Tib. 1, 2, 25; cf. Tac. H. 1, 51: “ferre ad patrios praemia dira Lares,” Prop. 2, 23, 67 (3, 28, 22): “spectat sua praemia raptor,” Ov. M. 6, 518; 13, 414: “tam dirae praemia culpae,” Juv. 8, 119.—Also, game killed, prey, Prop. 3, 11 (4, 12), 46; Hor. Epod. 2, 36; Val. Fl. 8, 253.—Poet.: “raptae virginitatis,” Ov. M. 8, 850.—
II. Transf.
A. In gen., profit, advantage, prerogative, distinction (class.), Lucr. 3, 899; 956; 5, 5; cf. poet.: Veneris, i. e. children (the Greek δῶρα Ἀφροδίτης), Verg. A. 4, 33: “absens factus aedilis, continuo praetor: licebat enim celerius legis praemio,” Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 1.—
B. In partic., reward, recompense (the predom. signif. of the word; syn.: munus, donum): sapiens virtuti honorem praemium, haud praedam petit, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 26, 102 (Trag. v. 374 Vahl.): ecquid erit praemi, reward, id. ap. Cic. Sen. 1, 1 (Ann. v. 341 ib.): “donum et praemium,” Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 27: “legibus praemia proposita sunt virtutibus,” Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 247: “persuadere alicui magnis praemiis et pollicitationibus,” Caes. B. G. 3, 18: “praemiis ad perdiscendum commoveri,” Cic. de Or. 1, 4, 13: “praemia alicui dare pro re aliquā,” id. Mur. 4, 8: “praemio afficere aliquem,” to reward, Quint. 3, 6, 42: “augere, Tac A. 1, 42: inducere,” Sall. J. 13, 8: “illicere,” id. ib. 97, 3: “invitare,” Cic. Lig. 4, 12: “elicere ad faciendum aliquid,” id. Balb. 16: “evocare,” Quint. 1, 1, 20: “praemium persolvere alicui,” to give, Cic. Cael. 29, 68: “reddere alicui pro re aliquā,” Cat. 64, 157: “rependere,” Stat. Th. 9, 50: “proponere,” to propose, offer, Caes. B. C. 1, 17: consequi, to obtain, id. B. G. 1, 42; so, “tollere,” Juv. 6, 321: “promittens, si sibi praemio foret, se Arpos proditurum esse,” if he were rewarded, Liv. 24, 45.—Ironic.: cape praemia facti, reward, for punishment, Ov. M. 8, 503: “tibi pro scelere, Di ... praemia reddant Debita,” Verg. A. 2, 537.—
2. A bribe: “ut somno careas ponendaque praemia sumas,” Juv. 3, 56.—
C. Transf., an act deserving a reward, an exploit, Verg. A. 12, 437.
