Prest
Definition of Prest
Pronunciation:
prĕst
imp. & p.
1.
imp
. & p. p. of
Press
.
a.
1.
Ready
;
prompt
;
prepared
.
All
prest
to such
battle
he was.
- R. of Gloucester.
2.
Neat
;
tidy
;
proper
.
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
.
n.
1.
Ready
money
; a
loan
of
money
.
Requiring
of the
city
a
prest
of
six
thousand
marks
.
- Bacon.
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
.
v. t.
1.
To
give
as a
loan
; to
lend
.
Sums
of
money
. . .
prested
out in
loan
.
- E. Hall.
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