prest Meaning, Definition & Usage

Prest
Definitions
  1. imp. & p. p. of Press.
Prest adjective
Etymology
OF. prest, F. prêt, fr. L. praestus ready. Cf. Presto.
Definitions
  1. Ready; prompt; prepared. Obs.
    All prest to such battle he was. R. of Gloucester.
  2. Neat; tidy; proper. Obs. Tusser.
Prest noun
Etymology
OF. prest, F. prêt, fr. OF. prester to lend, F. prêter, 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.
Definitions
  1. Ready money; a loan of money. Obs.
    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. Cowell.
Prest transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To give as a loan; to lend. Obs.
    Sums of money . . . prested out in loan. E. Hall.

Webster 1913