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prest (pr<ecr/st), imp. & p. p. of Press.[1913 Webster]
| prest | (pr<ecr/st),
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| prest | , a. [OF. prest, F. prt, fr. L. praestus ready. Cf. Presto.] 1.
Ready; prompt; prepared. [Obs.]
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-All prest to such battle he was. R. of Gloucester.
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2.
Neat; tidy; proper. [Obs.] Tusser.
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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.
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| prest | , n. [OF. prest, F. prt, fr. OF. prester to lend, F. prter, 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.]
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-Requiring of the city a prest of six thousand marks. Bacon.
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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.
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| prest | , v. t.
To give as a loan; to lend. [Obs.]
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-Sums of money . . . prested out in loan. E. Hall.
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