'Prehend' definitions:

Definition of 'prehend'

(from WordNet)
verb
Take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" [syn: seize, prehend, clutch]

Definition of 'Prehend'

From: GCIDE
  • Prehend \Pre*hend"\, v. t. [L. prehendere. See Prehensile.] To lay hold of; to seize. [Obs.] --Middleton. [1913 Webster]