Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Brabeum

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

BRABE'UM, BRABI'UM, or BRAVI'UM (βραβεῖον). The prize given to the victor at the public games. (Prudent. Περὶ Στεφ. v. 538.) The exclamation bravo! as a sign of approval, refers its origin to this word.