PREST

Proper noun

Prest (plural Prests)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Prest is the 25572nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 965 individuals. Prest is most common among White (93.47%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Terps, TrEPS, perts, strep, terps

Etymology 1

Verb

prest

(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of press

Etymology 2

Noun

prest (plural prests)

(rare) A payment of wages in advance

A loan or advance (of money)

A tax or duty

(obsolete) A sum of money paid to a soldier or sailor upon enlistment

(legal) A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands.

Etymology 3

Verb

prest (third-person singular simple present prests, present participle presting, simple past and past participle prested)

(obsolete, transitive) To give as a loan; to lend.

Adjective

prest (comparative more prest, superlative most prest)

(obsolete) Ready; prompt; prepared.

(obsolete) Neat; tidy; proper.

Anagrams

• Terps, TrEPS, perts, strep, terps

Source: Wiktionary


Prest,

Definition: imp. & p. p. of Press.

Prest, a. Etym: [OF. prest, F. prĂȘt, 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, n. Etym: [OF. prest, F. prĂȘt, fr. OF. prester to lend, F. prĂȘter, 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)

Definition: 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, v. t.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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