'Prest' definitions:
Definition of 'Prest'
From: GCIDE
- Prest \Prest\, a. [OF. prest, F. pr[^e]t, fr. L. praestus ready. Cf. Presto.]
- 1. Ready; prompt; prepared. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- All prest to such battle he was. --R. of Gloucester. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Neat; tidy; proper. [Obs.] --Tusser. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Prest'
From: GCIDE
- Prest \Prest\, n. [OF. prest, F. pr[^e]t, fr. OF. prester to lend, F. pr[^e]ter, 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.] [1913 Webster]
- Requiring of the city a prest of six thousand marks. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Prest'
From: GCIDE
- Prest \Prest\, v. t. To give as a loan; to lend. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Sums of money . . . prested out in loan. --E. Hall. [1913 Webster]