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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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