prest
1[ prest ]
Origin of prest
11250–1300; Middle English <Old French <Late Latin praestus ready. See presto
Other definitions for prest (2 of 2)
prest2
[ prest ]
Origin of prest
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British Dictionary definitions for prest (1 of 2)
prest1
/ (prɛst) /
adjective
obsolete prepared for action or use; ready
Origin of prest
1C13: via Old French from Late Latin praestus ready to hand; see presto
British Dictionary definitions for prest (2 of 2)
prest2
/ (prɛst) /
noun
obsolete a loan of money
Origin of prest
2C16: originally, loan money offered as an inducement to recruits, from Old French: advance pay in the army, from prester to lend, from Latin praestāre to provide, from prae before + stāre to stand
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