| 1. prize; grant; arbitration award. give, bestow; rule, judge. awarda*ward , v. t. [imp. & p. p. awarded; p. pr. & vb. n. awarding.] [of. eswarder to look at, consider, decide, judge; es (l. ex) + warder, garder, to observe, take heed, keep, fr. ohg. wartēn to watch, guard. see: ward.] to give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant. to review the wrongful sentence, and award a new.award a*ward, v. i. to determine; to make an award.award a*ward, n. [cf. of. award, awart, esgart. see: award, v. t.] |
