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Webster 1913 Edition

Prest

Prest

(prĕst)
,
imp.
&
p.
p.
of
Press
.

Prest

,
Adj.
[OF.
prest
, F.
prêt
, fr. L.
praestus
ready. Cf.
Presto
.]
1.
Ready; prompt; prepared.
[Obs.]
All
prest
to such battle he was.
R. of Gloucester.
2.
Neat; tidy; proper.
[Obs.]
Tusser.
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.

Prest

,
Noun.
[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.]
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

,
Verb.
T.
To give as a loan; to lend.
[Obs.]
Sums of money . . .
prested
out in loan.
E. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prest

PREST

, sometimes used for pressed. [See Press.]

PREST

,
Adj.
[L. proesto, to stand before or forward; proe and sto.]
1.
Ready; prompt.
2.
Neat; tight.

PREST

,
Noun.
A loan.
1.
Formerly, a duty in money, to be paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands.

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