Thesaurus: prest

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1. imp. & p. p. of Press.
2. a. Ready; prompt; prepared.
3. a. Neat; tidy; proper.
4. n. Ready money; a loan of money.
5. n. A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands.
6. v. t. To give as a loan; to lend.
7. imp. & p. p. of Press. 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. 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. To give as a loan; to lend. [Obs.] Sums of money . . . prested out in loan. E. Hall.
8. imp. & p. p. of Press. a. Ready; prompt; prepared. a. Neat; tidy; proper. n. Ready money; a loan of money. n. A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands. v. t. To give as a loan; to lend.