'Press money' definitions:

Definition of 'Press money'

From: GCIDE
  • Press \Press\, n. [For prest, confused with press.] A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy. [1913 Webster]
  • I have misused the king's press. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Press gang, or Pressgang, a detachment of seamen under the command of an officer empowered to force men into the naval service. See Impress gang, under Impress.
  • Press money, money paid to a man enlisted into public service. See Prest money, under Prest, a. [1913 Webster]