1) Afflicted, to cowper 2) Money advance, old style 3) Ready, old style
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to loan
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• (a.) Neat; tidy; proper. • (n.) A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands. • (n.) Ready money; a loan of money. • (v. t.) To give as a loan; to lend. • imp. & p. p. of Press. • (a.) Ready; prompt; prepared.Prest: words in the definitio......
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Prest (prĕst),
imperfect & past participle of
Press .
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Prest noun [ Old French
prest , French
prêt , from Old French
prester to lend, French
prêter , from Latin
praestare to stand before, to become surety for, to fulfill, offer, supply;
prae before +
stare to stand. See
Pre- , and
Stand ,...
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Prest transitive verb To give as a loan; to lend. [ Obsolete] « Sums of money . . .
prested out in loan.»
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Prest adjective [ Old French prest , French prêt , from Latin praestus ready. Confer Presto .] 1. Ready; prompt; prepared. [ Obsolete] « All prest to such battle he was.» R. of Gloucester. 2. Neat; tidy; proper. [ Obsolete]
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A prest was formerly a loan of money made to a monach in an emergency. The term was also used to describe wages paid in advance, and later was used to describe the payment made to a soldier or sailor when he enlisted.
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