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Meaning of ‘prest’
5 definitions found.
imp. & p. p. of Press.
Ready; prompt; prepared. [Obs.] All prest to such battle he was. R. of Gloucester.
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.
Ready money; a loan of money. [Obs.] Requiring of the city a prest of six thousand marks. Bacon.
(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. To give as a loan; to lend. [Obs.] Sums of money . . . prested out in loan. E. Hall.
Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University
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