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Webster 1913 Edition

Prest

Prest

(prĕst)
,
imp.
&
p.
p.
of
Press
.

Prest

,
Adj.
[OF.
prest
, F.
prêt
, fr. L.
praestus
ready. Cf.
Presto
.]
1.
Ready; prompt; prepared.
[Obs.]
All
prest
to such battle he was.
R. of Gloucester.
2.
Neat; tidy; proper.
[Obs.]
Tusser.
Prest money
,
money formerly paid to men when they enlisted into the British service; – so called because it bound those that received it to be ready for service when called upon.

Prest

,
Noun.
[OF.
prest
, F.
prêt
, fr. OF.
prester
to lend, F.
prêter
, fr. L.
praestare
to stand before, to become surety for, to fulfill, offer, supply;
prae
before +
stare
to stand. See
Pre-
, and
Stand
, and cf.
Press
to force into service.]
1.
Ready money; a loan of money.
[Obs.]
Requiring of the city a
prest
of six thousand marks.
Bacon.
2.
(Law)
A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands.
Cowell.

Prest

,
Verb.
T.
To give as a loan; to lend.
[Obs.]
Sums of money . . .
prested
out in loan.
E. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prest

PREST

, sometimes used for pressed. [See Press.]

PREST

,
Adj.
[L. proesto, to stand before or forward; proe and sto.]
1.
Ready; prompt.
2.
Neat; tight.

PREST

,
Noun.
A loan.
1.
Formerly, a duty in money, to be paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands.

Definition 2024

prest

prest

English

Verb

prest

  1. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of press

Etymology 2

Old French prest

Noun

prest ‎(plural prests)

  1. (rare) A payment of wages in advance
  2. A loan or advance (of money)
    • Francis Bacon
      Requiring of the city a prest of six thousand marks.
  3. A tax or duty
  4. (obsolete) A sum of money paid to a soldier or sailor upon enlistment
  5. (law) A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Cowell to this entry?)

Verb

prest ‎(third-person singular simple present prests, present participle presting, simple past and past participle prested)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To give as a loan; to lend.
    • E. Hall
      Sums of money […] prested out in loan.

Adjective

prest ‎(comparative more prest, superlative most prest)

  1. (obsolete) Ready; prompt; prepared.
    • R. of Gloucester
      All prest to such battle he was.
  2. (obsolete) Neat; tidy; proper.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Tusser to this entry?)

Anagrams

Icelandic

Noun

prest

  1. indefinite accusative singular of prestur

Middle French

Noun

prest m (plural prests)

  1. loan

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Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

prest m ‎(definite singular presten, indefinite plural prester, definite plural prestene)

  1. a priest

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

prest m ‎(definite singular presten, indefinite plural prestar, definite plural prestane)

  1. a priest

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References

Old French

Noun

prest m ‎(oblique plural prez or pretz, nominative singular prez or pretz, nominative plural prest)

  1. loan
  2. monetary gift

References

Swedish

Noun

prest ?

  1. Obsolete spelling of präst

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛst

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