prest

Definitions

1. 1.Ready; prompt; prepared. [Obs.] All prest to such battle he was. R. of Gloucester.
2. 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.
3. 3.Ready money; a loan of money. [Obs.] Requiring of the city a prest of six thousand marks. Bacon.
4. 4.(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.
5. 5.To give as a loan; to lend. [Obs.] Sums of money . . . prested out in loan. E. Hall.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is ready; prompt; prepared. [Obs.] All prest to such battle he was. R. of Gloucester called?
• What is ready money; a loan of money. [Obs.] Requiring of the city a prest of six thousand marks. Bacon called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to give as a loan; to lend. [Obs.] Sums of money . . . prested out in loan. E. Hall called?