Prayidæ (praide)

pl. -idæ.] A family of oceanic hydrozoans of the order Calycophora, typified by the genus Praya. It is related to Diphyidæ, and often merged in that family. praying (prā'ing), n. [Verbal n. of prayl, v.] A service of prayer. That purgatory, saintes worshippinge, ma es, and pray inges for the dead, with such like, were mooste deuelyshe inuencions. Bp. Bale, English Votaries, ii.