Definition of prise:
(n) :
an enterprise; variant of
prize
(v) :
to force (open) with a lever; to
pry
"1919: I think he must have been trying to prise open that box yonder when he was attacked.  Sax Rohmer, The Quest of the Sacred Slipper"
Definition of prise:
(n) :
an enterprise; variant of
prize
(v) :
to force (open) with a lever; to
pry
"1919: I think he must have been trying to prise open that box yonder when he was attacked.  Sax Rohmer, The Quest of the Sacred Slipper"